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(2001:319), Channing et al. (2012:305), Ceriaco et al. (2016b:43). 
Ptychadena {Ptychadena) anchietae: Fretey et al. (2011:41). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: This broadly distributed species is known from Ethiopia south to Ango¬ 
la and southeast to South Africa. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 78): The 
species occurs in both western regions and 
eastern regions near the Zambian border. 
Cabinda: “Chinchoxo” [-5.10000, 12.10000] 
(Peters 1877a:618). Kwanza Norte: “Dondo” 
[-9.68333, 14.43333] (Poynton and Haacke 
1993:14). Malanje: “Cangandala National 
Park” [-9.84606, 16.72233] (Ceriaco et al. 
2016b:43). Moxico: “Diolo lake” [-11.50000, 
22.01667] (Ruas 1996:25, 2002:144). Bengue- 
la: “Benguella” [-12.58333, 13.41667] (Boca- 
ge 1867a:843; Loveridge 1957:340; Perret 
1976a: 19; Poynton and Broadley 1985b: 146; 
Frost 1985:471, 2016; Largen 2001:335); 
“Dombe” [-12.95000, 13.10000] (Bocage 
1895a: 160; Ruas 1996:25). Undetermined 
Locality: “savanna from Ethiopia to Natal, 
A 1 55 • 1 nnn i Map 78. Distribution of Ptychadena anchietae in 
across to Angola (Cei 1977:16). Angola 
Taxonomic and distributional notes: 
Perret (1979) erroneously referred to “Huila” as the type locality. Bocage (1895a) and Boulenger 
(1882) considered R. anchietae to be a synonym of Rana mascareniensis (Dumeril and Bibron, 
1841). The latter species was also confused with Rana oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849) because of its 
morphological similarity (Perret 1976a). Poynton (1964a) recognized P. anchietae as valid, but 
later (Poynton 1970) considered it to be a synonym of P. superciliaris (Gunther, 1858). Perret 
(1976a), however, disagreed noting that P. superciliaris is a forest species distinct from P. anchi¬ 
etae, and this interpretation was followed by Poynton and Broadley (1985b). 
Ptychadena ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905) Ansorge’s Grass Frog 
Rana Ansorgii Boulenger 1905:107, pi. 4, fig. 1. Holotype: BMNH 1947.2.29.48 (eolleetor W.J. Ansorge). 
Type loeality: “Between Benguella and Bihe” [= between Benguela and Bie], Angola. 
Rana ansorgii-. Loveridge (1933:371, 1936a:95, 1936b:419, 1953a:373, 1957:343). 
Rana {Ptychadena) ansorgii'. Monard (1937a:52, 1938:110), Parker (1939:142). 
Ptychadena ansorgei: Laurent (1950:14). 
Rana ansorgei: Inger (1959:541), Sehmidt and Inger (1959:61). 
Ptychadena ansorgi: Cei (1977:16, 17). 
Ptychadena ansorgii: Loveridge (1936a:95), Poynton and Broadley (1985b: 152), Ruas (1996:26), Largen 
(2001:177), Channing (2001:321), Frost (1985:471, 2016). 
Ptychadena {Ptychadena) ansorgii: Fretey et al. (2011:41). 
Global conservation status (lUCN): Least Concern. 
Global distribution: The species is known from Angola, southern Democractic Republic of 
Congo, northern Zambia, and Malawi. 
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 79): The species occurs in the extreme northeast and in the west- 
