34 



10 15 



Fig. 28. Distribution of Rana saharica. 



Distribution 



North of western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and 

 Libya. In the northern Sahara, their presence is limited to 

 oases. They are also found in the mountains of Hoggar (Algeria^ 

 and Tassili N'Ajjer (Algeria) (Fig. 28) . 



Bibliography 



Angel and Lhote (1938), 

 Eiselt and Schmidtler (1973; 

 Hartert (1913), Hemmer et al. 

 Bons (1959), Pellegrin (1931, 

 Scortecci (1936), Schleich 



Bdhme (1978a), Doumergue (1901; 

 , Foley (1935), Grover (1971; 



(1991), 

 (1982) , 



Stemmler 

 Zavattari 



(1972 

 (1934) 



(1980), Meek (1983), Pasteur and 

 1934), Salvador and Peris (1975), 

 (1987), Steinwarz and Schneider 

 Stemmler and Hotz (1972), Uzzell 



Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Gunther, 1859] 



(Figs. 29-30) 



Rana occipitalis : Scortecci, 1936:139. 



Rana tigrina occipitalis: Dekeyser and Villiers, 1956:40. 



Hoplobatrachus occipitalis : Dubois, 1992:315. 



Diagnosis 



Large frog without dorsolateral glandular folds and with 

 scattered warts on dorsum and flanks. Extensive 

 webbing on hindfeets, including beyond the first and last toe. 

 Only one subarticular tubercle at base of fingers; two or more 

 subarticular tubercles on hindfeet. Single inner metatarsal 

 tubercle. Pale occipital patch contacting eyes from behind. 



Size 



Snout-vent lengths to 

 females . 



85 mm in males and to 115 mm in 



