widespread map of African Dwarf Clawed Frogs

author: Martin Truckenbrodt

Zentralafrika
About half of the discovery sites are estimated. After a long searching in topical and historical maps I couldn’t found them by now. Here are the details:

 

Species

Discovery site

Country

Location

Article

Remarks

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Ituri ferry near Wandesoma

Dem. Rep. Congo

NE

TORNIER 1896

type, discovery site unclear

H. boettgeri camerunensis

Benito-River = R. Uoro O Mbini ?

Equat. Guinea

BOULENGER 1899

discovery site unclear

H. (boettgeri) feae

Vernan Vaz

Gaboon

W

BOULENGER 1905

type

H. boettgeri camerunensis

River Dja

Cameroon

S

BOULENGER ?

frog none in NOBLE 1924

H. boettgeri camerunensis

Kribi

Cameroon

S

BOULENGER ?

frog none in NOBLE 1924

H. boettgeri camerunensis

Northern-Cameroon = Beni / Mboga ?

Cameroon

NE

BOULENGER ?

frog none in NOBLE 1924

P. merlini

Dixine near Conakry

Guinea

W

CHABANAUD 1920

type

H. curtipes

Zambi

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

NOBLE 1924

type

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Butu-Polo

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

DE WITTE 1930

discovery site unclear

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Bikoro

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

DE WITTE 1930

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Lukolela

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

DE WITTE 1930

H. boettgeri boettgeri

swamp near lake Mai Ndombe

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

DE WITTE 1930

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Nyampoko

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

DE WITTE 1930

discovery site unclear

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Mobayi-Mbongi

Dem. Rep. Congo

NW

DE WITTE 1930

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Kole

Dem. Rep. Congo

M-NE

DE WITTE 1930

H. boettgeri boettgeri

Maniema

Dem. Rep. Congo

M-E

DE WITTE 1930

discovery site unclear

H. boulengeri

Koteli

Dem. Rep. Congo

N

DE WITTE 1930

co-type, discovery site unclear

H. boulengeri

Mauda

Dem. Rep. Congo

NE

DE WITTE 1930

discovery site unclear, co-type, type

H. curtipes

Wombali

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

DE WITTE 1930

discovery site unclear

H. curtipes

Eala

Dem. Rep. Congo

W

DE WITTE 1930

discovery site unclear

H. curtipes

Nelle Anvers

Dem. Rep. Congo

NW

DE WITTE 1930

discovery site unclear

H. curtipes

Mobayi-Mbongi

Dem. Rep. Congo

NW

DE WITTE 1930

H. boettgeri camerunensis

Foulassi

Cameroon

PERRET & MERT. 1958

Typ, discovery site unclear

H. boettgeri camerunensis

Foulassi

Cameroon

PERRET & MERT. 1958

co-type, discovery site unclear

H. boettgeri camerunensis

Foulassi

Cameroon

PERRET & MERT. 1958

co-type, discovery site unclear

H. boettgeri camerunensis

Nkongsamba

Cameroon

W

PERRET & MERT. 1958

P. merlini

Kassewe ?

Sierra-Leone

LAMOTTE 1963

discovery site unclear

P. merlini

?

Guinea-Bissau

LAMOTTE 1963

discovery site unclear