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Phrynobatrachus maculiventris Guibé and Lamotte, 1958
Nomenclature
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Family: Phrynobatrachidae Laurent, 1941
Species:
Phrynobatrachus maculiventris Guibé and Lamotte, 1958
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Puddle frog
Language:
English
SUMMARY
The name Cardioglossa liberiensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1927 had priority over Phrynobatrachus maculiventris Guibé & Lamotte, 1958; however, Phrynobatrachus liberiensis Barbour and Loveridge, 1927 was already in use for another widespread West African puddle frog species (Rödel et al., 2009). Interestingly, P. liberiensis was described in the same Barbour & Loveridge (1927) paper where they introduced Cardioglossa liberiensis. Consequently, the name P. maculiventris Guibé & Lamotte (1958) was used instead.