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of the type specimens that were later destroyed in the 1978 fire. Because of the lack of records and 
loss of the type material, the validity of this taxon is uncertain. 
Hyperolius glandicolor Peters, 1878 Peters’ Reed Frog 
Hyperolius glandicolor Peters 1878:208, pi. 2, fig. 9. Syntypes: ZMB 9299 [2 speeimens] (eolleetor J.M. 
Hildebrandt). Type loeality: “Taita”, Kenya. 
Hyperolius glandicolor. Sehietz (1999:212), Wieezorek et al. (2000:1333), Channing and Howell (2006:162), 
Conradie et al. (2012a:6). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species is known from Kenya, southern Somalia, and Tanzania, 
Angola and adjacent Democratic Republic of Congo and northern Mozambique. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 42): The 
only Angolan record is from the northwest of 
the country. Malanje: “Duque de Bragan^a” 
[-9.10000, 15.95000] (Bocage 1866a:56). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
This species was removed from the synonymy 
of Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842 by 
Wieezorek et al. (2000), and Schiotz (1999) has 
argued it is a member of the viridiflavus sub¬ 
group in the viridiflavus complex. The recog¬ 
nized distribution of this species is limited to 
the eastern coast of equatorial Africa and the 
associated interior, where it is often associated 
with higher elevations (Wiezezorek et al. 
2000). The Angolan record from “Duque de 
Braganga” [= Calandula] likely should be 
referred to another species of Hyperolius. 
Map 42. Distribution of Hyperolius glandicolor in Angola. 
Hyperolius gularis Ahl, 1931 Luanda Reed Frog (Endemic) 
Hyperolius gularis Ah\ 1931b:408, fig. 281. Holotype: ZMB uncatalogued (collector K. May), probably lost. 
Type locality: “Loanda” [= Luanda] Luanda Province, Angola. 
Hyperolius gularis: Frost (1985:211, 2014). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Data Deficient. 
Global distribution: The species is known only from Angola. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 43): The species is known only from the type locality “Loanda”. 
Luanda: “Loanda” [-8.83333, 13.26667] (Ahl 1931a:125; Frost 1985:211, 2016). 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: The taxonomic validity of this species is doubtful and 
it has not been discussed in recent synopses of Hyperolius by Schiotz (1999), Channing (2001), or 
Fretey et al. (2011). However, Laurent {in Frost 1985; Frost 2016) suggested that this species is 
probably a synonym of Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842, which we recognize above as Hyper¬ 
olius angolensis Steindachner, 1867 (see H. angolensis account). 
