Short communication

External morphology and osteology support the placement of Phrynobatrachus nlonakoensis plath, Herrmann & Böhme, 2006 within the genus Arthroleptis

Published in: African Journal of Herpetology
Volume 58 , issue 1 , 2009 , pages: 36–38

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2009.9635578

Author(s): BredaM. Zimkus , , Harvard University, USA , JoannaG. Larson , , Harvard University, USA

Keywords: Africa , Arthroleptidae , Cameroon , Phrynobatrachidae , taxonomy

Abstract

Examination of external morphology and osteology of type material of Phrynobatrachus nlonakoensis Plath, Herrmann, and Böhme, 2006 support a recent taxonomic change, transferring the species into the genus Arthroleptis, which was recently made without examination of specimens.

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