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 Afrixalus weidholzi (Mertens, 1938) ( Fig. 5E ) MATERIAL EXAMINED . — Togo • 1 ♂ ; Kanté; MNHN-RA-2006.2809 • 1 ♀ ; Guérin Kuka; Coll. GHS-W 1383. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL . — Côte d’Ivoire • 1 ♂ ; Ndenou; MNHN- RA-1999.3771, MNHN-RA-2000.2720 • 3 ♀ ; Lamto; MNHN- RA-2000.4055-4057. DESCRIPTION . — A small (SVL 18.9-19.1 mm ♂ , 17.1-18.9 mm ♀ ), slender frog with an oval snout. Head longer than broad (HW 21- 26% SVL; HL 28-35% SVL). Tympanum barely distinct, covered by skin (TYD 0.9 mm ). Tibia short (TL 35-42% SVL). Webbing small; webbing formula: I 1 – 1 ½ II 1 – 2 ½ III 1 – 3 IV 2 ½ – 1 V. Fingers and toes terminating with disks. Smooth skin with asperities on back and flanks, slightly granular on belly. COLOURATION . — The dorsal pattern is yellowish-brown. A distinct vertebral line is present. The upper part of the flank bears a longitudinal band from the posterior region of eye to the inguinal region. The lower part of the flank is white. The tympanic region is whitish, the dorsal surface of the hand, thigh, leg and foot is yellowish-brown. The ventral side (throat, chest, belly) is white. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM . — The male has a yellow gland on the subgular vocal sac and a higly granular zone on the side of the head behind the mouth opening. HABITATS AND DISTRIBUTION . — The presence of this species in Togo was reported for the first time by Leaché et al. (2006) from specimens collected in the Ghana-Togo border area. Observations without vouchers were made in Akloa, Tomegbe, Assoukoko and Fazao Malfakassa National Park (Kpei Solongo). This species occurs only in savannah areas. It is often found in habitats with grasses around pools. Ecological zone I constitutes its main distribution area in Togo . Populations of this species have been recently observed along the Mono River from Tetetou to Nagbeto dam ( Segniagbeto et al. 2022 ). It is also present in ecological zones II and IV.