Amphibians of Togo: taxonomy, distribution and conservation status Author Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoudé Laboratory of Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, BP 6057 Lomé, Togo, BP 1515, Lomé (Togo) and Institute for Development, Ecology, Conservation and Cooperation, Rome (Italy) gsegniagbeto @ gmail. com (corresponding author) Author Mark-Oliver, Annemarie Ohler Author Luca, Mark-Oliver Rödel Author Alain, Luca Luiselli Author Dubois, Alain Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE-PSL, Université des Antilles, 57 rue Cuvier, CP 30, F- 75005, Paris (France) alain. dubois @ mnhn. fr dubois@mnhn.fr text Zoosystema 2024 2024-10-08 46 25 631 670 https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/zoosystema2024v46a25.pdf journal article 10.5252/zoosystema2024v46a25 1638-9387 13907152 D4AC1F89-AC34-43C4-9761-3F2015A02265 Ptychadena tellinii (Peracca, 1904) ( Fig. 13B ) MATERIAL EXAMINED . — Togo • 7 ♂ , 6 ♀ ; Kanté; MNHN- RA-1978.292, MNHN-RA-1978.293, MNHN-RA-1996.8376-8380, MNHN-RA-1996.8382-8387. DESCRIPTION . — Medium sized (SVL 29-37 mm ♂ , 35-45 mm ♀ ) frog, with moderately elongated body. Snout pointed and protruding beyond mouth slit. Head longer than broad (HW 32-37% SVL; HL 34-40% SVL). Tympanum round and distinct (TYD 6-8% SVL). Hind legs very long (TL 58-67% SVL). Webbing moderate; webbing formula: I 0 – 2 II 0 – 2 III 1 – 2 IV 1 ½ – 0 V. Back with fine, vaguely defined glandular folds; finely granular skin on back and sides, belly smooth. COLOURATION . — The dorsal colouration is uniformly reddish or beige in living individuals, getting whitish on preserved specimens. There is a black band from the tip of the snout to the shoulder, passing over the eardrum. Dorsal ridges are present, but very narrow and inconspicuous. The dorsal parts of the thigh and leg is also uniform (reddish). SEXUAL DIMORPHISM . — The males have a pair of vocal sacs, openings on both sides of the throat with external openings extending to arm insertion, and nuptial pads on first to third fingers. HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION . — This species is characteristic of wooded and humid savannahs. It is common especially in ecological zone II (Fazao and Koui), in the northern part of zone IV (Assoukoko and Yégué), and in the southern part of ecological zone I (Kanté). This species has been reported in Togo by Bourgat (1979) and Segniagbeto et al. (2007 , 2022 ).