Hyperolius platyceps
Hyperolius platyceps (Boulenger, 1900)
- kingdom Animalia
- phylum Chordata
- class Amphibia
- order Anura
- family Hyperoliidae Laurent, 1943
- genus Hyperolius Rapp, 1842
Original Published Description:
Common Names
Benito River Reed Frog (English), Angola Reed Frog (English)
Description
Size
The type specimen measures 29 mm from snout to vent (Boulenger, 1900).
Rights holder(s): Zimkus, Breda - Comment (0)
Morphology
Head is rather large, as long as broad and much depressed. Snout is rounded; loreal region is oblique. Interorbital space is broader than the upper eyelid. Tympanum is hidden. Outer fingers are one-fourth webbed. Toes are two-thirds webbed; disks rather large. The tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the eye. Skin is smooth, faintly areolate on the belly (Boulenger, 1900).
Dorsum is pale brownish with a large blackish-brown marking with indentations extending from between the eyes to the sacral region. Sides of head, body and upper surface of legs are blackish brown. A whitish spot is present on the leg above the tibio-tarsal articulation. Upper surface of the thigh are whitish, with a narrow dark brown streak. Venter is white (Boulenger, 1900).
Rights holder(s): Zimkus, Breda - Comment (0)
Taxonomy
- Rappia platyceps Boulenger, 1900 (synonym)
- Rappia platyceps var. angolensis Ferreira, 1906 (synonym)
- Rappia pleurotaenia Boulenger, 1906 (synonym)
- Hyperolius pleurotaenius — Noble, 1924 (synonym)
- Hyperolius platyceps — Noble, 1924 (synonym)
- Hyperolius angolanus Ahl, 1931 (synonym)
- Megalixalus platyceps — Loveridge, 1938 (synonym)
- Hyperolius platyceps platyceps — Laurent, 1943 (synonym)
- Hyperolius platyceps lomamiensis Laurent, 1943 (synonym)
- Hyperolius platyceps lombaris Laurent, 1951 (synonym)
- Hyperolius platyceps olbrechtsi Laurent, 1952 (synonym)
- Hyperolius platyceps angolanus — Laurent, 1954 (synonym)
- Hyperolius platyceps pleurotaenia — Perret, 1966 (synonym)