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   New species of Mongrel Frogs (Pyxicephalidae: Nothophryne) for northern Mozambique inselbergs

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Werner Conradie --- , South Africa Gabriela B. Bittencourt-Silva --- , , Switzerland Harith M. Farooq --- , , Mozambique Simon P. Loader --- , United Kingdom Michele Menegon --- , , Italy Krystal A. Tolley --- , , South Africa

   Nothophryne Poynton, 1963 is a monotypic genus of frog, with the nominal species N. broadleyi found only on Mount Mulanje, in southern Malawi. Recent surveys in northern Mozambique, however, have uncovered at least four new species associated with four inselbergs...

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   Inselbergs persist as islands of diversity in a heavily grazed rangeland mosaic at the nexus of three arid biomes

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Laetitia C Piers --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa M Igshaan Samuels --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa Mmoto L Masubelele --- Cape Research Centre, South African National Parks, South Africa Lesego Khomo --- Environmental Sciences Department, South Africa

   Inselbergs are regarded as ‘islands of diversity’ due to the high number of plant species present and level of endemism. They also act as natural sources of fodder for livestock and thus risk becoming homogenised in a heavily grazed rangeland...

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