PIPIDS OF THE WORLD: Species Information

Etymology

vestitus: from Latin: vestitus = clothed; the typical ventral markings look like west and smoking

Type material and localities

Types not stated, but MRAC 118287 recorded as holotype (Lang, 1990). Type Locality: "Musugereza, près de Rutshuru, +/- 1.250 m, Kivu, Congo", Zaïre.

Distribution

Country records from Rwanda, Uganda, Zaïre. Limits are: NORTH: Uganda: Kibale National Park (00°27'N (00°13'N - 00°41'N), 30°25'30''E (30°19'E - 30°32'E)) — SOUTH: Rwanda: Shama (01°57'S, 30°03'36''E) — WEST: Zaïre: Pinga (01°01'S, 28°42'E) — EAST: Uganda: Kibale National Park (00°27'N (00°13'N - 00°41'N), 30°25'30''E (30°19'E - 30°32'E)).

References

• Lang, M. (1990): Annotated catalogue of the type-specimens from the herpetological collection of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels. - Documents de travail - Studiedocumenten (New series), Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, 59: 36 pp.
• Laurent, Raymond Ferdinand (1972): Amphibiens. - Exploration du Parc National des Virunga, Fondation pour favoriser les recherches scientifiques en Afrique, Bruxelles, Fascicule 22: 125 pp + XI.