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Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901
Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901, Ann. Mus. R. Congo Belge, Tervuren, Zool., 2: 6. Holotype: MRAC, now apparently in the BMNH as BMNH 1947.2.15.46 according to museum records. Type locality: "Pweto", Lake Mweru, Dem. Rep. Congo.
Phrynomerus hoeschi Parker, 1940, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 11, 5: 261. Holotype: BMNH 1937.12.3.15, by original designation. Type locality: "Ombujamatemba (1450 m.), near the Waterberg, S. W. Africa", Namibia. Synonymy by Laurent, 1964, Publ. Cult. Companhia Diamantes Angola, 67: 156; Poynton, 1964, Ann. Natal Mus., 17: 86; Mertens, 1971, Abh. Senckenb. Naturforsch. Ges., 529: 8.
Phrynomerus affinis — Poynton, 1964, Ann. Natal Mus., 17: 86.
Phrynomantis affinis — Dubois, 1988, Alytes, 7: 1-5.
English Names
Red-spotted Frog (Broadley, 1971, Puku, 6: 112).
Northern Red-spotted Frog (Van Dijk, 1978, J. Herpetol. Assoc. Afr., 17: 15).
Pweto Snake-necked Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 91).
Spotted Rubber Frog (Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 231; Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 284).
Distribution
Northeastern Namibia and isolated record in eastern Angola to western Zambia, and southern Katanga Province (Dem. Rep. Congo), not including Upemba Park; possibly to be found in northern Botswana and western Zimbabwe.
Geographic Occurrence
Natural Resident: Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Namibia, Zambia
Likely/Controversially Present: Botswana, Zimbabwe
Comment
See Poynton and Broadley, 1985, Ann. Natal Mus., 26: 514–515 (as Phrynomerus affinis), Channing, 2001, Amph. Cent. S. Afr.: 231–232, and Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 284–285, for accounts. Marques, Ceríaco, Blackburn, and Bauer, 2018, Proc. California Acad. Sci., Ser. 4, 65 (Suppl. II): 79, provided a map for Angola and provided a brief account. Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 108–109, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map.
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