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“Humbe,” “Rio Quando,” “Gambos,” “Capagombe,” and “Massabi”) referring to Bocage (1895a) 
as a souree, although these localities are not cited in Bocage’s work. 
Family Microhylidae Gunther, 1858 (1843) 
Genus Phrynomantis Peters, 1867 
Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901 Spotted Rubber Frog 
Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger 1901:6, pi. 2, fig. 5. Holotype: MRAC (eolleetor C. Lemaire). Type loeality: 
“Pweto, Lake Mweru” (Boulenger 1901:6), Demoeratie Republie of Congo. 
Phrynomerus affinis: Laurent (1964a: 156), Cei (1977:17), Poynton and Broadley (1985a:514), Ruas 
(1996:22). 
Phrynomantis affinis: Channing (2001:231), du Preez and Carruthers (2009:284), Fretey et al. (2011:37), Frost 
(2016). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species is known from southern Tanzania and the southern Demo¬ 
cratic Republic of Congo (former Katanga Province), south to eastern Angola, adjacent Zambia and 
northern Namiba. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 21): The 
species occurs in eastern Angola. Moxico: 
“Rives du lac Calundo, Moxico (Lago Calun- 
do)” [-11.80000, 20.86667] (Laurent 
1964a: 156; Ruas 1996:22). Undetermined 
Locality: “areas of forest and savanna in the 
north and northeast of Angola” (Cei 1977:17). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
While Boulenger (1901) separated P. affinis 
from P. bifasciatus based on its smaller eyes 
and less dilated digits, Poynton and Broadley 
(1985a) suggested that these were not useful 
characters for diagnosing these two taxa. 
Nonetheless, more recent authors, including 
Channing (2001) and du Preez and Carruthers 
(2009) have continued to recognize them as 
distinct. 
irE I6*E 20°E 24*E 
Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910 Marbled Rubber Frog 
Phrynomantis annectens Werner 1910:294. Holotype: ZMB 24829 (eolleetor L. Sehultze). “Aar-Rivier” 
(Werner 1910:294) Aar or Aare River, Namibia. 
Phrynomerus annectens: Parker (1936:143), Inger (1959:542), Cei (1977:17), Poynton and Haaeke (1993:13), 
Ruas (1996:22), Channing (2001:232). 
Phrynomantis annectens: Frost (1985:392, 2016), du Preez and Carmthers (2009:286), Fretey et al. (2011:37), 
Channing et al. (2012:251), Ceriaeo et al. (2016a:20). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species occurs in arid regions extending from the Namib Desert in 
Angola, through the rocky mountains of central Namibia, and into the Augrabies area of western 
Northern Cape Province in South Africa. 
