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Ocurrences in Angola (Map 4): Occurs 
in the eastern regions of Angola. Cuando 
Cubango: “Cubango basin (29)” [-17.8729, 
19.83333] (Conradie et al. 2016:17); “Cuando 
basin (44a)” [-17.57333, 23.26000] (Conradie 
etal. 2016:9-10,17). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Given the known distribution for X. muelleri 
and the fresh material collected by Conradie et 
al. (2016), it is expected that the species is 
more widespread in the eastern regions of 
Angola, and probably occurs in sympatry with 
X. poweri. 
Map 4. Distribution of Xenopus muelleri in Angola. 
Xenopus petersii Bocage, 1895 Peters’ Clawed Frog 
Xenopus Petersii Bocage 1895a: 187. Syntypes: MBL 3.476 (S. Salvador do Congo, collector Antdnio Barro- 
so), 3.473 (Quimbundo), 3.474-477 (Caconda), 3.478 (Dombe), 3.479 (Quibula), 3.481-483 (Huila), 3.485 
(Cassange), 3.486-488 (Dondo) (collector J.A. d’Anchieta) [15 specimens] T/t/e Perret (1976a: 16). All 
destroyed by fire 18 March 1978. Bauer et al. (1996:271) reported one syntype from “Catumbella” ZMB 
5831, as a surviving specimen from exchanged from the MBL. Type locality: “S. Salvador do Congo,” 
“Dondo,” “Caconda,” “Dombe,” “Quibula,” “Huila,” “Cassange” and “Quindumbo” (Bocage 1895a: 187), 
[= M’Banza Congo, Dondo, Caconda, Dombe, Huila, Cassange and Quindumbo], Angola. 
Daetylethra laevis: Gunther (1865a:480). 
Daetylethra miilleri: Bocage (1867b:227). 
Daetylethra Multeri: Bocage (1879b:89, 1879c:96). 
Xenopus muelleri-. Boulenger (1882:457), Loveridge (1957:308). 
Xenopus petersii-. Bocage (1896a:113, 1897a:206), Ferreira (1906:166), Schmidt (1936:128), Bauer et al. 
(1996:271), Channing (2001:248), Measey and Channing (2003:325), Furman et al. (2015:910), Frost 
(2016), Ceriaco et al. (2016b:41). 
Xenopus laevis-. Boulenger (1905:107), Monard (1937a:25, 1938:55, 76), Hellmich (1957a:22), Inger 
(1959:540), Kobel (1981:120), Gavetti and Andreone (1993:41). 
Xenopus laevis poweri: Laurent (1964a: 129), Cei (1977:17). 
Xenopus laevis petersi: Loveridge (1957:308), Schmidt and Inger (1959:8), Laurent (1964a: 130), Perret 
(1976a: 17), Cei (1977:17), Poynton and Broadley (1985a:508), Poynton and Haacke (1993:13), Ruas 
(1996:20, 2002:141). 
Xenopus {Xenopus) laevis: Fretey et al. (2011:22). 
Xenopus cf petersii: Ceriaco et al. (2014b:669). 
Xenopus petersii: Furman et al. (2015:910), Frost (2016), Conradie et al. (2016:17). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species is known from southern Gabon, southwards to the western 
Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, and northern Namibia. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 5): The species likely is widely distributed across western and 
central Angola. Zaire: “St. Salvador do Congo” [-6.26667, 14.23333] (Bocage 1895a: 187, 
1897a:206; Loveridge 1957:308; Perret 1976a:17; Bauer et al. 1996:271; Ruas 1996:20). Kwanza 
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