PIPIDS OF THE WORLD: Pipidae Distribution Database
Hymenochirus boettgeri
- Cameroun — "Cameroon", A. Good, 1933-05-29, 2 spms: MCZ A-19878, 19879 [1].
- Cameroun: Assosseng (02°49'N, 11°08'E) — "Asso'oseng, Cameroun", Perret, 1957, 1 spm: MHNG 954.69 [2].
- Cameroun: Avébé — "Avebe (630 m), région de Yaoundé (3°20'-4°20'N, 11°-12°E), Cameroun", J.-L. Amiet, , in stagnant water in the forest [3].
- Cameroun: Bamenda (05°56'N, 10°10'E) — "Bamenda, Cameroun", Schiøtz, 1958, 6 spms: MHNG 993.81-83 (m), MHNG 993.84-86 (f) [2].
- Cameroun: Bibia (03°14'N, 10°42'E) — "Bibia, Cameroun", , 1959, 1 spm: MHNG 993.87 (f) [2].
- Cameroun: Bipindi (03°05'N, 10°25'E) — "Bipindi, French Cameroon", S.E. Johnson, 1938, 3 spms: MCZ A-23261 - 23263 [1].
- Cameroun: Dja, riv. — "River Ja, Cameroons", , , 1 spm: MCZ A-2468 (33 mm) [4, 1] — "River Ja, Cameroun", , 1907, 1 spm: MHNG 715.71 (f) [2].
- Cameroun: Ebolowa / 35 km NW (03°06'N (02°54'N), 10°57'E (11°09'E)) — "Avundi, 35 km NW Ebolowa, Cameroun", T.J. Papenfuss, 1981-04-19, 14 spms: CAS 153599-153612 [5].
- Cameroun: Fifinda (03°15'55''N, 10°01'42''E) — "Village of Fifinda, about 35 km N of Kribi, Cameroon", , 2006-01-06, 1 spm: CU 14873 [6].
- Cameroun: Foulassi (02°59'N, 11°58'E) — "Foulassi, 6 km NNW Sangmelima, Cameroun", Perret, 1954 - 1961, 8 spms (12.02.1954): SMF 52300 (Holotype, f), SMF 52301-52307 (Paratypes) (Perret & Mertens, 1957b); 2 spms (1954-1955): MHNG 917.94-95 (Paratypes, f); 27 spms (1957): MHNG 954.42-68; 104 spms (1960-1961): MHNG 992.1-100, 993.1-4 (Perret, 1966) [7, 2, 8].
- Cameroun: Kala-Afomo — "Kala-Afomo (750 m), région de Yaoundé (3°20'-4°20'N, 11°-12°E), Cameroun", J.-L. Amiet, , in stagnant water in the forest [3].
- Cameroun: Kribi (02°57'N, 09°55'E) — "5 m from Kribi, Cameroons", , , 1 spm: MCZ A-2469 (27 mm) [4, 1].
- Cameroun: Ndikiniméki (04°46'N, 10°50'E) — "Ndikiniméki, Cameroun", , 1960, 1 spm: MHNG 993.88 (m) [2].
- Cameroun: Nkebe waterfall (04°49'50''N, 09°55'29''E) — "Nkebe waterfall (470 m), between the villages Ekomotolo and Badjong, Cameroon", Herrmann et al., 1998 - 2004, 1 spm: ZFMK 81133 [9].
- Cameroun: Nkolkoumou (03°52'N, 11°24'E) — "Nkolkomou, petite mare en forêt près du Nga, Cameroun", J.-L. Amiet, 1969-02-22, 3 spms [10].
- Cameroun: Nkongsamba (04°57'N, 09°56'E) — "Nkongsamba, alt. 800 m, Région du Mungo, Cameroun", Perret, 1955-05-10, 1 spm: SMF 52229 [7].
- Cameroun: North Cameroon — "North Cameroons", , , 1 spm: MCZ A-2462 (25 mm) [4, 1].
- Cameroun: Nyabessan (02°24'N, 10°24'E) — "Vicinity of Nyabessan, 157 km SW Ebolowa, Cameroon", T.J. Papenfuss, 1981-04-23, 1 spm: CAS 153619 [5].
- Cameroun: Ototomo (03°39'N, 11°19'E) — "Ototomo (700-750 m), région de Yaoundé (3°20'-4°20'N, 11°-12°E), Cameroun", J.-L. Amiet, , in stagnant water in the forest [3].
- Cameroun: Yokaduma (03°31'N, 15°03'E) — "ca. Yokaduma, small forest stream, Cameroun", T.R. Roberts, 1980-01-16, 1 spm: CAS 152593 [5].
- Cameroun: Yop, PK 16·5 Mbalmayo - Sangmélima (03°28'43''N, 11°38'37''E) — "Yop, PK 16·5 Mbalmayo - Sangmélima.GPS - N3°28.709' E11°38.615', Cameroon", Olivier Buisson et al., 2001-02-14, [11].
- Gabon: Lambaréné / 50 km SW (01°00'S (00°42'S), 09°55'E (10°13'E)) — "Environ 50 kilomètres au Sud-Ouest de Lambaréné, Gabon", Haug, , 17 spms [12].
- Gabon: Loango (02°20'27''S, 09°35'50''E) — "Loango, Gabon", IG 29948, 2002-10-17, 1 spm: PL 96; trap PT3.1, RBINS 438184 (SC 13332) [13] — "Loango, Gabon", IG 29948, 2002-10-17, 1 spm: PL 97; trap PT3.1, RBINS 438185 (SC 13333) [13].
- Gabon: Makokou (00°34'N, 12°52'E) — "Bordeaux, village situé en face de Makokou sur la rive gauche de l'Ivindo, Ogooué-Ivindo, République Gabonaise", Knoepffler, , sympatric with Silurana epitropicalis, Xenopus fraseri (and "fraseri X tropicalis" = X. andrei?) [14, 15].
- Guinea Ecuatorial: Midyobo (01°45'N, 10°10'E) — "Río Michimi, afluente del Uoro, en las cercanías de Midyobo, Parque Nacional de Monte Alén, Río Muni, Guinea Ecuatorial", De la Riva & Lasso, 1993 - 1995, Monte Alén area: annual precip. 2000-3000 mm, mean temp. 20.5°C (17.2-25.0° C), water pH 5.9-6.9, 15.5-28.9 mS/cm, 4.2-8 ppm oxygen [16].
- Guinea Ecuatorial: Río Benito, 40 km from Coast (01°36'N, 09°57'E (09°37'E)) — "Benito River, north of the Gaboon River, between 20 and 30 miles inland from the coast", G.L. Bates, , [17].
- Guinea Ecuatorial: Road San Carlos - Micomeseng (02°05'30''N (02°03'N - 02°08'N), 10°37'E) — "Nkin Esabak [Rio Benito drainage: tributary(?) to Rio Bono, road San Carlos - Micomeseng], Equatorial Guinea", J. Willborg, 1966-02-19, 1 spm: NRM 30107 [18].
- Nigeria: Abo (05°33'N, 06°32'E) — "Abo, S. Nigeria", Ansorge, 1902, 4 spms: BM 1902.11.10.23-26 [19, 20].
- Nigeria: Sapele area (05°53'N, 05°52'E) — "Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria", Akani et al., 1996 - 2002, 4 spms: captured in rainy season (May - July) [21].
- Zaïre: Abia (00°52'N, 29°44'E) — "Abia, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1948-12-24, 1 spm: N° 267, RBINS 440937 (SC 3087) [13] — "Abia, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1949-03-15, 1 spm: N° 321, RBINS 440938 (SC 3088) [13].
- Zaïre: Abialosa, riv. (00°42'N, 29°41'E) — "riv. Abyalose (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 2 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Aka (00°44'N, 29°43'E) — "Aka, Zaïre", IG 25269, 1953-04-08, 38 spms: RBINS 434849 (SC 10390) [13].
- Zaïre: Angbei — "Angbei, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1949-04-04, 1 spm: N° 330, RBINS 440939 (SC 3089) [13].
- Zaïre: Bandahuli, riv. — "riv. Bandahuli (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 2 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Beni (00°29'N, 29°28'E) — "Beni, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1945-03 - 1946-08, 224 spms: original 261 spec. ; 30 spec. Nat. Hist. Mus. Wien (I.G. 21751), 2 spec. exch Arizona (March 1967) ; 2spec. exch. Transvaal Museum ; 1spec. Umtali Museum; 2spec. exch. Dr Fuhn (Roumania), RBINS 440916 (SC 3072) [13] — "Beni, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1946-11-25, 27 spms: N° 40, RBINS 440917 (SC 3073) [13].
- Zaïre: Beni - Boga (00°45'N (00°29'N; 01°01'N), 29°43'30''E (29°29'E; 29°58'E)) — "zwischen Beni (alt. 1200 m) und Mboga (=Boga, à 60 km au Nord-Est de Beni, alt. 1100 m), région du Parc National Albert, Congo Belge", Schubotz, , [23].
- Zaïre: Bikoro (00°45'S, 18°07'E) — "Bikoro, Lac Léopold II, Congo Belge", Delhez, 1899, 1 spm: R.G. 85 [24] — "Bikoro, Zaïre", Delhez, , 1 spm: RMCA B.85 [6].
- Zaïre: Bokuma (00°06'S, 18°42'E) — "Bokuma, Democratic Republic of the Congo", , , 3 spms: MRAC [25].
- Zaïre: Bonguma (00°07'00''S, 18°37'59''E) — "Bonguma, Democratic Republic of the Congo", , , 3 spms: MRAC [25] — "Bonguma, Equateur, Congo", , 1960, 5 spms: MHNG 982.6-10 [2] — "Bonguma, Zaïre", Lootens, P., 1952-07-04, 1 spm: RMCA B.52496 [6] — "Bonguma, Zaïre", Lootens, P., 1952-07-11, 1 spm: RMCA B.52497 [6].
- Zaïre: Butu-Polo (04°47'S, 12°58'E) — "Butu-Polo, 30 km. au nord de Ganda Sundi, Bas Congo, Congo Belge", Schouteden, 1920-10-14, 1 spm: R.G. 985 [24, 26, 27].
- Zaïre: Butu Polo (04°47'S, 12°58'E) — "Butu Polo, Zaïre", Schouteden, H., 1920-10-14, 1 spm: RMCA B.985 [6].
- Zaïre: Dio — "Dio, Zaïre", IG 25269, 1955-03-15, 11 spms: RBINS 434850 (SC 10391) [13].
- Zaïre: Djelele — "Djelele, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1948-07-09, 1 spm: N° 108 A, RBINS 440936 (SC 3086) [13].
- Zaïre: Djumma, riv. (moyenne) (00°42'N, 29°41'E) — "Djuma, Zaïre", IG 25269, 1954-02-01, 129 spms: RBINS 434844 (SC 10386) [13] — "riv. Djuma (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 62 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Embe (04°40'N, 29°31'E) — "Embe, Zaïre", IG 16641, 1948-03-28, 48 spms: original 51 spec. ; 3 spec. exch. Stanford University (08/09/1953), RBINS 439727 (SC 2154) [13].
- Zaïre: Epulu (01°23'52''N, 28°34'12''E) — "Epulu, path to Lenda, Zone of Mambasa (Ituri Forest), Zaire", M.E. Gadd, 1994-02-18, 2 spms: CAS 196110 (32.00 mm), CAS 196111 (31.70 mm, 2 g) [5].
- Zaïre: Hoysha (00°42'N, 29°31'E) — "village Hoysha (lieu de récolté 21, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 3 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Ibembo (02°38'N, 23°37'E) — "Ibembo, Zaïre", IG 15651, , 1 spm: N° 3172, RBINS 445863 (SC 7187) [13].
- Zaïre: Ingonge (00°12'44''S, 18°43'28''E) — "Ingonge, Zaïre", Lootens, P., 1954-01-01, 1 spm: RMCA B.59582 [6].
- Zaïre: Kavarado, riv. — "riv. Kavarado (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 2 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Kinawa (00°40'N, 29°50'E) — "Kinawa, Zaïre", IG 25269, 1953-01-08, 38 spms: RBINS 434847 (SC 10389) [13] — "passage Kinawa (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 38 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Kisiki, riv. (00°44'N, 29°33'E) — "riv. Kisiki (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 78 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Kole (02°07'N, 25°26'E) — "Kole (près Banalia), Stanleyville, Congo Belge", G.F. de Witte, 1925-03-06, 2 spms: R.G. 3998-3999 [24, 26, 27].
- Zaïre: Kunungu (02°06'S, 16°26'E) — "Kunungu (près Bolobo), Congo Belge", Schouteden, , 1 spm: R.G. 3648 [26, 27] — "Nyampoko (près Kunungu), Lac Léopold II, Congo Belge", Schouteden, 1927-09, 6 spms: R.G. 1407, 1410-1410D (1410, 1410A -> MCZ A-21612, 21613) [26, 27, 1].
- Zaïre: Lac Mai-Ndombe (02°S, 18°20'E) — "Marais du Lac Léopold II, Congo Belge", SAR le Prince Léopold, 1925-02, 1 spm: R.G. 1093 [24].
- Zaïre: Liki — "Liki, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1946-11-20, 1 spm: N° 68, RBINS 440930 (SC 3080) [13].
- Zaïre: Liki (2) (01°14'N, 30°28'E) — "Liki, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1945-04 - 1946-08, 1 spm: RBINS 441265 (SC 3301) [13] — "Liki, Zaïre", IG 25269, 1954-02-26 - 1954-02-28, 1 spm: RBINS 434845 (SC 10387) [13].
- Zaïre: Lodja (03°30'33''S, 23°25'10''E) — "Lodja, Sankuru, Zaïre", Laurent, R., 1959-03-01, 1 spm: RMCA B.104047 [6].
- Zaïre: Lukolela (01°03'S, 17°12'E) — "Lukolela, Lac Léopold II, Congo Belge", Ghesquiere, 1924, 1 spm: R.G. 1084 [24].
- Zaïre: Maginda (00°49'N, 29°54'E) — "Marais de la Maginda (lieu de récolté 22, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 15 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Makayova, riv. (basse) (00°43'N, 29°43'E) — "riv. Makayoba (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 70 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Mamudioma, riv. (00°40'N, 29°38'E) — "riv. Mamudioma (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 59 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Maniema (Sous-Region) (02°S - 05°S, 26°E - 29°E) — "Maniema, Congo Belge", Ghesquiere, 1924-07, 1 spm: R.G. 1086 [24].
- Zaïre: Mavea, riv. — "Mavea, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1948-05-15, 2 spms: N° 76, RBINS 440934 (SC 3084) [13] — "Mavea, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1948-04-15 - 1948-04-20, 2 spms: N° 45, RBINS 440933 (SC 3083) [13].
- Zaïre: Mawuya (03°14'N, 18°41'E) — "Mawuya, Zaïre", IG 16641, 1948-01-20, 1 spm: N° 176 B, RBINS 443052 (SC 4798) [13].
- Zaïre: Mobayi-Mbongo (04°18'N, 21°11'E) — "Banzyville, Ubangi, Congo Belge", Royaux, 1900, 2 spms: R.G. 187, 190B [24].
- Zaïre: Munsenene — "Munsenene, Zaïre", IG 20344, , 5 spms: N° 95, RBINS 440935 (SC 3085) [13] — "Munsenene, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1948-03-27 - 1948-04-01, 1 spm: N° 42, RBINS 440932 (SC 3082) [13] — "Munsenene, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1947-02-26, 1 spm: RBINS 440931 (SC 3081) [13] — "Munsenene, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1946-06 - 1946-08, 4 spms: N° 16, RBINS 440921 (SC 3077) [13] — "Munsenene, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1948-04-07, 1 spm: N° 51, RBINS 440754 (SC 2966) [13] — "Munsenene, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1946-01-09 - 1946-03-26, 1 spm: RBINS 440920 (SC 3076) [13] — "Munsenene, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1947-02-20, 25 spms: N° 125 - 127, original 31 spec. Exchanges : 4spec. Field Museum Chicago R.F. Inger(IG 21777) ; 2spec. California Acad. of Sciences, RBINS 440918 (SC 3074) [13] — "Parc National Albert: Secteur Munsenene, Kivu, Congo Belge", J. de Wilde, 1947-02-20, 2 spms: CAS 98189-98190 [5].
- Zaïre: Mutsora (00°19'N, 29°45'E) — "Mutsora, Rwanda", IG 20344, 1940-04 - 1945-10, 6 spms: Original 8 spec. 2spec. exch. D.E. Hahn, RBINS 440919 (SC 3075) [13].
- Zaïre: Ngite, riv. (00°40'12''N, 29°42'E) — "riv. Ngite (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 297 spms [22] — "Ngiti, Albert National Parc, Kivu, Congo", G.F. de Witte, 1954-01-23, 57 spms: MCZ A-46075 - 46079 + MCZ A-46080 (Báez & Rage, 1998) + MCZ A-46081 - 46131 [28, 1] — "Ngite, Zaïre", IG 25269, 1954-02-04, 41 spms: RBINS 434846 (SC 10388) [13].
- Zaïre: Ngomoi, riv. — "riv. Ngomoi (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 1 spm [22].
- Zaïre: Nyaleke, riv. (00°28'N, 29°32'E) — "riv. Nyaleka (lieu de récolté 6, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 10 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Okaimi marsh — "marais Okaimi (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 87 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Pangubanyo, riv. — "riv. Pangubanzo (lieu de récolté 17, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 261 spms [22] — "Pangubanyo (Ngiti), Albert National Parc, Kivu, Congo", G.F. de Witte, 1954-11-02, 50 spms: MCZ A-46132 - 46181 [1].
- Zaïre: Ruwenzori, West (00°20'N, 29°48'E) — "Ruwenzori, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1950-02-07, 2 spms: N° 505, RBINS 440946 (SC 3090) [13].
- Zaïre: Samboko, riv. (00°50'N, 29°35'E) — "riv. Samboko (lieu de récolté 21, carte 1), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 2 spms [22].
- Zaïre: Semliki, valley, forest (00°45'N, 29°50'E) — "Basse Semliki (sans autre précision), Parc National des Virunga, Zaïre", G.F. de Witte, 1952 - 1957, 1 spm [22].
- Zaïre: Wandesáma-Wáwira (01°40'N, 30°E) — "Ituri-Fähre bei Wandesoma, Congo", Stuhlmann, 1891, 1 spm: ZMB 11521 (Holotype) [29, 30].
- Zaïre: Watalinga, rég. natur. (00°40'N - 00°50'N, 29°40'E - 30°00'E) — "Watalinga, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1946-10-01 - 1946-10-14, 2 spms: N° 8, RBINS 440923 (SC 3079) [13] — "Watalinga, Zaïre", IG 20344, 1946-07 - 1946-08, 1 spm: RBINS 440922 (SC 3078) [13].
- USA: Hialeah (25°51'26''N, 80°16'42''W) — "Hialeah, in the vicinity of W 27 Street and E 7 Avenue, including the adjacent Hialeah (Red Road) Canal, Dade, FL, USA", , 1964, 1000 spms: NAS specimen ID 102; released pet, failed to establish; animals were released rather than destroyed when they became sick and unsuitable for sale. None recovered. All released between May and September 1964. [31].
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