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[-12.46667, 14.93333] (Bocage 1895a:182; Monard 1938:56; Ruas 1996:22, 2002:142); “Bengue- 
la” [-12.58333, 13.41667] (Parker 1934:195; Gavetti and Andreone 1993:114; Ruas 1996:22, 
2002:142); “Ebanga” [-12.73333, 14.73333] (Monard 1937a:29, 1938:56, 81; Ruas 1996:22, 
2002:142); “Chimbassi” [-13.18526, 14.20061] (Hellmich 1957a:30). Hulla: “Caconda” 
[-13.73333, 15.06667] (Bocage 1895a:182; Monard 1938:56; Ruas 1996:22, 2002:142); “Vila-da- 
Ponte (Kuvangu)” [-14.46667, 16.30000] (Monard 1937a:29, 1938:56, 81; Ruas 1996:22, 
2002:142). Namibe: “Biballa (Bibala)” [-14.76667, 13.36667] (Bocage 1895a:182; Ruas 
1996:22); “Chiyaka District” [vie. -15.08333, 12.73333] (Parker 1934:195); “Mossamedes” 
[-15.20000, 12.15000] (Bocage 1873b:227). Undetermined Locality: without precise locality 
(Bocage 1870:68); “areas of forest and savanna in the north and northeast of Angola” (Cei 
1977:17); “arid territories along the coasf’ (Cei 1977:18). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Identification of Angolan populations of this Breviceps 
species remains unclear. It may be conspecific with Breviceps adspersus Peters, 1882 or 
B. mossambicus Peters, 1854. Most authors have considered the Angolan species to be the former. 
There is a high degree of similarity between the species, and they are easily confused. According 
to Poynton and Broadley (1985a) and Poynton (1992) this situation appears to be an example of 
“widespread sympatric hybridization” characterized by Woodruff (1973). If true, it may be difficult 
to be confident in the identification of preserved specimens, including those with morphological 
characteristics that are intermediate between the parental species. These authors suggested that 
Angolan populations referred to B. mossambicus are probably an undescribed species requiring 
further investigation. We consider the Angolan records of Breviceps gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
cited by Bocage (1870; 1873b) to refer to this species. 
Breviceps poweri Parker, 1934 Power’s Rain Frog 
Breviceps poweri Parker 1934:195. Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.14.89 (collector C. Pitman). Type locality: 
“Broken Hill (i.e., Kabwe), N. Rhodesia” (Parker 1934:195) [= Kabwe, Zambia] fide Poynton and 
Broadley (1985a:525) and Frost (2016). 
Breviceps poweri: Channing (2001:223), du Preez and Carmthers (2009:124), Fretey et al. (2011:27), Frost 
(2016). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species is known from Democratic Republic of Congo (former 
Katanga Province) and adjacent northeastern Angola, east through Zambia and the southern 
Tanzania south to Mozambique. 
Ocurrences in Angola: The species occurs in eastern Angola (see notes below). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: Channing (2001) provided a map with Angolan records 
from Lunda Sul and Moxico Province, near the Zambian border, though the source of these records 
remains unclear. Fretey et al. (2011) and Frost (2016) cited B. poweri from northeastern regions of 
the country, though without specific locality data, probably on the basis of Channing (2001). 
