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 Author Ohler, Annemarie 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) annemarie.ohler@mnhn.fr Author Rödel, Mark-Oliver Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin (Germany) mo.roedel@mfn.berlin Author Luiselli, Luca Laboratory of Ecology and Ecotoxicology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, BP 6057 Lomé, Togo, BP 1515, Lomé (Togo) & Institute for Development, Ecology, Conservation and Cooperation, Rome (Italy) l.luiselli@ideccngo.org & lucamaria.luiselli@uniroma3.it 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 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 Afrixalus vittiger (Peters, 1875) ( Fig. 5D ) MATERIAL EXAMINED . — Togo • 3 ♂ ; Kanté ; MNHN- RA-1997.1538-1540 • 7 ♂ , 1 ♀ ; N’Gambi ; Coll . GHS-W 0541, Coll . GHS-W 0547, Coll . GHS-W 0550-0552, Coll . GHS-W 0553, Coll . GHS-W 0554, Coll . GHS-W 0583 • 1 ♂ ; Akloa ; ZMB 77898 • 1 ♂ ; Tchamba ; ZMB 77899 • 1 ♀ ; probably from the North ; MNHN-RA-1994.4493 . DESCRIPTION . — Small (SVL 21.9-23.5 mm ♂ , 23-25 mm ♀ ), slender frogs with pointed snout. Fairly broad head, slightly longer than wide (HW 24-26% SVL; HL 29-30% SVL). Tympanum barely distinct, covered by skin (TYD 3-4% SVL). Tibia short (TL 37-43% SVL). Webbing small; webbing formula: I 2 – 2 ½ II 1 ½ – 3 III 2 – 3 IV 3 – 2 V. Fingers and toes terminating with discs. Skin smooth with asperities on the back and flanks, slightly granular skin on belly. COLOURATION . — The dorsal colouration is characterised by three longitudinal white stripes, one vertebral and two dorso-lateral stripes extending from snout tip to posterior end of back. The white vertebral band ends at the vent, the others end in the inguinal region. They are separated by brown bands. The flanks have brown colouration, the ventral side is white. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM . — The male is distinguished from the female by a subgular vocal sac with a yellowish to reddish gland. HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION . — The species occurs mainly in savannah, but may enter degraded forest. It is very common in ecological zones I and II. Specimens were collected in Niamtougou, Kanté, N’Gambi, Payo and Fazao Malfakassa (Kalaré, Kpei Solongo, Bounako). Calling males often sit at a height of 1 to 1.5 m on grasses or shrubs in ponds. Most populations were encountered in the northern part of the Atacora range. The southern distribution of this species in the country is doubtful. This species has been reported in Togo by Bourgat (1979) and Segniagbeto et al. (2007 , 2022 ). REMARK . — Concerning the taxonomy of this Afrixalus species , we follow Pickersgill (2007) .