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  1. Analysis of genetic diversity in Rose’s mountain toadlet (<em>Capensibufo rosei</em>) using novel microsatellite markers

    Analysis of genetic diversity in Rose’s mountain toadlet (Capensibufo rosei) using novel microsatellite markers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jessica M. da Silva --- , South Africa Kevin A. Feldheim --- , USA Ryan J. Daniels --- , South Africa Shelley Edwards --- , South Africa Krystal A. Tolley --- , South Africa
    On the Cape Peninsula, Capensibufo rosei is known from only two isolated breeding populations within Table Mountain National Park. Because of its declining state, there is an urgent need to understand the genetic diversity, population structure and patterns of movement...
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  2. Genetic diversity and differentiation of the Western Leopard Toad (<em>Sclerophrys pantherina</em>) based on mitochondrial and microsatellite markers

    Genetic diversity and differentiation of the Western Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pantherina) based on mitochondrial and microsatellite markers

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jessica M. da Silva --- , , South Africa Kevin A. Feldheim --- , , USA G. John Measey --- , , South Africa Stephen Doucette-Riise --- , , South Africa Ryan J. Daniels --- , , South Africa Lucas F. Chauke --- , , South Africa Krystal A. Tolley --- , , South Africa
    Intraspecific genetic diversity provides the basis for evolutionary change and is therefore considered the most fundamental level of biodiversity. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and microsatellite loci are the markers most typically used in population-level studies; however, their patterns of genetic variation...
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  3. Two new species of <em>Stephopaedes</em> (Anura: Bufonidae) from Tanzania, with a review of the genus

    Two new species of Stephopaedes (Anura: Bufonidae) from Tanzania, with a review of the genus

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: JohnC. Poynton --- , U.K. BarryT. Clarke --- , U.K.
    Two new species of Stephopaedes are described from Mafia Island and the Usambara foothills, castern Tanzania. The four species now recognized in this eastern African forest-associated genus are diagnosed and discussed. Osteological details are included. As with other small-sized African...
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  4. A new forest toad from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania (Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides)

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Michele Menegon --- Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy Sebastiano Salvidio --- DIP.TE.RIS Corso Europa 26, Italy Scott Akker --- , United Kingdom
    A new species of Nectophrynoides is described from the Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania. It is distinguished from the other species in the genus by a combination of morphological characters. This is the only African bufonid known with a biphasic vocalization.
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  5. Observations on the breeding behaviour of the Taita dwarf toad <em>Mertensophryne taitana</em> on Mt. Mbololo, Taita Hills, Kenya

    Observations on the breeding behaviour of the Taita dwarf toad Mertensophryne taitana on Mt. Mbololo, Taita Hills, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Jacob Mueti Ngwava --- National Museums of Kenya, PatrickK. Malonza --- South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa G. JohnMeasey --- National Museums of Kenya,
    Very little life‐history information is available regarding the 13 species of earless dwarf toads from the genus Mertensophryne. We report our observations on the breeding behaviour of M. taitana from Mount Mbololo in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Empirical data from...
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