| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Authors: | D. C. Blackburn |
| Journal: | African Journal of Herpetology |
| Volume: | 54 |
| Pagination: | 171-179 |
| Date Published: | Dec 2005 |
| Abstract: | In 1927, Barbour & Loveridge described two species of Cardioglossa based on seven specimens from Liberia: C decorata (six specimens) and C. liberiensis. Cardioglosso decorata has long been recognized as a junior synonym of Phrynobatrachus fraterculus (Chabanaud 1921), which is known from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Me d’lvoire. Cardioglossa liberiensis Barbour & Loveridge 1927, known from only a single specimen, is also a junior synonym of P. fraterculus (Chabanaud 192 1). Cardioglossa liberiensis represents the seemingly rare "maculiventris" colour phase of P. fraterculus that was first recognized by Guibe & Lamotte (1963). At present, only two species of Cardioglossa, C aureoli and C leucomystax, are known from west of Nigeria. |
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