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Phractolaemus Boulenger 1901 phraktós (φρακτός), protected; laimós (λαιμός), throat, referring to a pair of large bones covering the throat, the right overlapping the left

Phractolaemus ansorgii Boulenger 1901 in honor of English explorer and collector William John Ansorge (1850-1913), who collected holotype