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A new species of Heterixalus (Amphibia: Hyperoliidae) from western Madagascar
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Miguel Vences --- Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum A. Koenig, Germany Frank Glaw --- Acquario di Genova, Italy Riccardo Jesu --- Acquario di Genova, Area Porto Antico, Italy Giovanni Schimmenti --- Acquario di Genova, Area Porto Antico, ItalyA new species of hyperoliid frog, Heterixalus carbonei n.sp., is described from the Antsingy forest inwestern Madagascar. It is characterized by an advertisement call consisting of long and regular note series. The only other Heterixalus with a similar call structure,... -
A redefinition of Afrixalus fulvovittatus (Cope, 1860) and Afrixalus vittiger (Peters, 1876) (Amphibia, Anura Hyperoliidae)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Martin Pickersgill --- , EnglandThe validity of both Afrixalus fulvovittatus (Cope, 1860) and A. vittiger (Peters, 1876) as separate species is supported. Differences in their morphology, calls and tadpoles are presented, and the distributional ranges of both species are discussed. Morphological and vocal evidence... -
The reproductive biology of two sympatric West African savanna reed frogs (genus Hyperolius) in Marahoué National Park, Ivory Coast
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Ouétré N’Guessan --- Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Gbongué U Zingbé --- Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, Kouassi P Kanga --- Université Peleforo Gon Coulibaly, Mark-Oliver Rödel --- , Germany N’Goran G Kouamé --- Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé,We studied the reproductive behaviour of the sympatric Hyperolius concolor and H. guttulatus in the humid savanna of the Marahoué National Park, central-western Ivory Coast. Males congregated in large choruses around a large stagnant swamp. Clutch size in H. concolor...