Original Articles

A new giant species of Arthroleptis (Amphibia: Anura) from the Rubeho Mountains, Tanzania

Published in: African Journal of Herpetology
Volume 52 , issue 2 , 2003 , pages: 107–112

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2003.9635486

Author(s): JohnC. Poynton , , The Natural History Museum, UK

Keywords: Amphibia , Anura , Arthroleptis , Tanzania , Eastern Arc Mountains

Abstract

Two giant specimens of Arthroleptis attaining a snout‐vent length of 57 mm, from the Rubeho Mountains in southern Tanzania are described as a new species. They are distinguished from the giant species A. tanneri of the West Usambara Mountains by longer tibiae and larger inner metatarsal tubercles.

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