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Reproductive biology and growth of the yellowbelly rockcod Epinephelus marginatus (Serranidae) from South-East Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: ST FennessyInvestigation of the reproductive biology and growth of the yellowbelly rockcod Epinephelus marginatus from South-East Africa confirms that the species is a monandric protogynous hermaphrodite, i.e. males are derived from females, probably as a result of environmental or social cues... -
A comparative analysis of the diets of Varanus albigularis and Varanus niloticus in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Kim Dalhuijsen --- Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa William R. Branch --- Bayworld, South Africa Graham J. Alexander --- Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South AfricaWe present data from gut content analyses of Varanus albigularis (savanna monitor) and V. niloticus (water monitor) in South Africa. Both species are generalist, opportunistic feeders. We did not detect any sex-based differences in the diet of V. albigularis, and... -
Activity area, movement patterns, and habitat use of the desert monitor, varanus griseus, in the zaranik protected area, north Sinai, Egypt
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: AdelA. Ibrahim --- Faculty of Education at Al‐Arish, EgyptA radio telemetry study of the desert monitor, Varanus griseus was conducted from July 1997 to June 1998 in the Zaranik Protected Area, North Sinai, Egypt. Five monitor lizards (SVL range 302 ‐ 360 mm) were equipped with SI‐2T temperature... -
A new stream frog from Tanzania (Anura: Ranidae: Strongylopus)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa TimR. B. Davenport --- Wildlife Conservation Society, TanzaniaA new species of stream frog in the genus Strongylopus is described from Kitumbeine Forest, situated on an isolated extinct volcano in northern Tanzania. This species is distinguished from S. merumontanus in Tanzania on the basis of a larger tympanum,... -
A new sand frog from central Tanzania (Anura: Ranidae: Tomopterna)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa DavidC. Moyer --- Wildlife Conservation Society, Tanzania Abeda Dawood --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaA new species of sand frog in the genus Tomopterna is described from the highlands of south‐central Tanzania. It is distinguished from the other three species of sand frogs in East Africa on the basis of a low‐pitched advertisement call,... -
A new species of stream frog, genus Strongylopus (Anura: Ranidae) from Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, with comments on a ‘northern volcanic mountains group’ within the genus
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: BarryT. Clarke --- The Natural History Museum, England JohnC. Poynton --- The Natural History Museum, EnglandA new species of Stream frog, genus Strongylopus, is described. The new species is similar to its northern Tanzanian congener S. kitumbeine, but may be distinguished from that species by its facial markings, smaller tympanum, minor differences in head and... -
A new cryptic Dainty Frog from East Africa (Anura: Ranidae: Cacosternum)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa • Authors: Alan Channing --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Caroline Brun --- Neuroscience Research Building 1, USA Marius Burger --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa Severine Febvre --- University of the Western Cape, South Africa David Moyer --- Wildlife Conservation Society, TanzaniaWe describe a new species of dainty frog in the genus Cacosternum (Ranidae) from East Africa. It is similar morphologically to Cacosternum boettgeri from the interior of southern Africa, and is distinguished on the basis of an advertisement call with... -
Rediscovery and identity of Phrynobatrachus monticola Fischer, 1884
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Herpetology • Authors: Mark‐Oliver Rödel --- Biocenter of the University, Germany Jakob Hallermann --- University of Hamburg, GermanyWe report on the rediscovery of the type specimen of Phrynobatrachus monticola Fischer, 1884 and clarify its real taxonomic position within the sub‐Saharan ranid genus Tomopterna. We redescribe the type and compare it to the other four currently recognized East...