Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians
Author
Conradie, Werner
Port Elizabeth Museum (Bayworld), P. O. Box 13147, Humewood 6013, South Africa & South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, P / Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
werner@bayworld.co.za
Author
Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B.
University of Basel, Biogeography Research Group, Department of Environmental Sciences, Basel 4056, Switzerland
Author
Engelbrecht, Hanlie M.
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Author
Loader, Simon P.
University of Roehampton, Department of Life Sciences, London, SW 15 4 JD, United Kingdom
Author
Menegon, Michele
MUSE, Museo delle Scienze, Viale del Lavoro e delle Scienza, 3 Trento 38122, Italy
Author
Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Lurio University, Pemba, 958, Mozambique
Author
Scott, Michael
Khangela Safaris, www. khangelasafaris. com, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Author
Tolley, Krystal A.
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Private Bag X 7, Claremont, 7735, South Africa & Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, Stellenbosch, South Africa
text
Zoosystematics and Evolution
2016
2016-09-26
92
2
163
180
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.92.9948
1860-0743-2-163
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Leptopelis broadleyi Poynton, 1985
Material
Mt.
M'paluwe
(PEM
A11367
, male,
30.9 mm
SUL)
.
Comments
Sub-adult male specimen was collected from mid-elevation slopes while calling from low vegetation. This species is part of the
Leptopelis argenteus
group. Some authors regard this as a valid species (
Poynton and Broadley 1987
,
Schiotz
1999
,
Channing and Howell 2006
,
Pickersgill 2007
,
Du Preez and Carruthers 2009
,
Mercurio 2011
,
Ohler and
Fretey
2014
), while
Frost (2016)
considers it as a junior synonym of
Leptopelis argenteus
based on similar calls. Herein we consider
Leptopelis broadleyi
as a valid species pending further investigation.