Short communication

On dwarf spiny reedfrogs in Tanzanian eastern lowlands (Anura: Afrixalus)

Published in: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Volume 55 , issue 2 , 2006 , pages: 167–169

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2006.9635548

Author(s): John Poynton Natural History Museum,

Keywords: Afrixalus , Spiny Reedfrogs , Africa , Tanzania

Abstract

Some of Pickersgill's (2005) taxonomic proposals regarding an “A. stuhlmanni group” are reviewed; it is considered that Afrixalus delicatus, A. stuhlmanni, A. brachycnemis and A. sylvestris are better treated as separate species. New localities are provided.

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