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.
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D40478C0F99AFF5BF9EC" bold="true" box="[141,206,1613,1637]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">Area:</emphasis>
All.
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Wet (
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,
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), dry (
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,
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).
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D40478C0F97AFF6FF94C" bold="true" box="[141,250,1709,1733]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">Material:</emphasis>
CSB:Herp:
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169, 170, 190, 192, 197, 214, 222, 236, 259, 261, 279, 291, 302, 318, 327, 333, 353, 365, 367, 376, 384386, 413, 416, 433, 507, 651 653, 668, 731733, 805, 842; IVB-H-CD 18142, 18347 18350, 18352, 18386, 18387.
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D40478C0F89AFE84F8EC" bold="true" box="[141,273,1869,1893]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">Comments:</emphasis>
A common, but often relatively well-hidden, species in Kokolopori occurring in disturbed habitats or at the edge of primary forest. This species is considered
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a Congolian faunal element (
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), although we have never encountered it in northeastern
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. The species is widespread in the western and central
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Basin,
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, and northern
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047CE4FF39FAFAFE8F" author="Fretey T &amp; Dewynter M &amp; Blanc CP" box="[1193,1391,238,262]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" refId="ref24023" refString="Fretey T, Dewynter M, Blanc CP. 2011. Amphibiens d'Afrique Centrale et d'Angola. Cle de Determination Illustree des Amphibiens du Gabon et du Mbini. Biotope, Mѐze (Collection Parthenope) and Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France. 232 p." type="book" year="2011">Frétey et al. 2011</bibRefCitation>
;
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;
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), and possibly as far as southeastern
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047C81FEF9FAFDFECC" author="Laurent R." box="[1228,1384,301,326]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="269 - 279" refId="ref25280" refString="Laurent R. 1952. Reptiles et Batraciens nouveaux de la region des Grands Lacs africains. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 46: 269 - 279." type="journal article" year="1952">Laurent 1952</bibRefCitation>
). This species has been the source of much taxonomic confusion in the past (
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047BB3FEB9FB40FE0F" author="Marques MP &amp; Ceriaco LMP &amp; Blackburn DC &amp; Bauer AM" box="[1022,1237,366,390]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="1 - 501" refId="ref25913" refString="Marques MP, Ceriaco LMP, Blackburn DC, Bauer AM. 2018. Diversity and distribution of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles of Angola. Atlas of historical and bibliographic records (1840 - 2017). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4 65 (Supplement II): 1 - 501." type="journal article" year="2018">Marques et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047C92FEB9FAFEFE0F" author="Schiotz A." box="[1247,1387,366,390]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" refId="ref27108" refString="Schiotz A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 351 p." type="book" year="1999">Schiøtz 1999</bibRefCitation>
) and is not yet well understood. As mentioned above for
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047B5AFE79FCA4FE4C" box="[791,817,430,453]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H.</emphasis>
cf.
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,
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described four color morphs from Kokolopori: two dark and two light. However, based on our close observations in the field and in the laboratory, we are of the opinion that the “light morphs” represent
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cf.
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(with the possibility of a hybrid origin of the light hourglass morph, Schiøtzs morph C, which remains to be genetically tested;
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). All the specimens which we identified as
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cf.
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belonged to the two dark morphs, one with the hourglass dorsal pattern (
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) and the second one a rarer striped morph corresponding to the “forma
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” (cf.
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;
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). As noted by
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047BD7FCF9FBACFCCF" author="Schiotz A." box="[922,1081,814,838]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="40 - 60" refId="ref27129" refString="Schiotz A. 2006. Notes on the genus Hyperolius (Anura, Hyperoliidae) in central Republique Democratique du Congo. Alytes 24: 40 - 60." type="journal article" year="2006">Schiøtz (2006)</bibRefCitation>
, individuals from Kokolopori have some peculiarities in coloration that are not known in the western populations. In particular, conspicuous white and/or yellow spots are present on the flanks and part of the ventrum in both sexes (spots of both colors may be combined; see
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for ventral view).
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Several subspecies were described, including two from southeastern
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:
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C05FBD9FAE7FBAF" box="[1096,1394,1038,1062]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. platyceps lomamiensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047B5AFBF9FC24FBCF" author="Laurent R." box="[791,945,1070,1094]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="61 - 140" refId="ref25208" refString="Laurent R. 1943. Les Hyperolius (Batraciens) du Musee du Congo. Annales du Musee du Congo Belge. C. Zoologie, Serie I 4: 61 - 140." type="journal article" year="1943">Laurent, 1943</bibRefCitation>
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(
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locality in W Upemba NP, Haut-Lomami) and
<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047B8FFB99FBEEFBEF" box="[962,1147,1102,1126]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. p. olbrechtsi</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047CC1FB99FABEFBEC" author="Laurent R." box="[1164,1323,1101,1125]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="269 - 279" refId="ref25280" refString="Laurent R. 1952. Reptiles et Batraciens nouveaux de la region des Grands Lacs africains. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 46: 269 - 279." type="journal article" year="1952">Laurent, 1952</bibRefCitation>
(
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locality W of Kalemie, Tanganika).
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047CF4FBB9FAE6FB0F" box="[1209,1395,1134,1158]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">Hyperolius langi</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047B08FB59FC32FB2C" box="[837,935,1166,1189]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. major</emphasis>
Laurent, 1957
</taxonomicName>
(
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locality in E Upemba NP, Haut-Katanga) were also treated as subspecies of
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047B5AFB19FC36FB6F" box="[791,931,1230,1254]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. platyceps</emphasis>
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at one time (e.g.,
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047CC9FB19FA89FB6C" author="Laurent R." box="[1156,1308,1229,1253]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="269 - 279" refId="ref25280" refString="Laurent R. 1952. Reptiles et Batraciens nouveaux de la region des Grands Lacs africains. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 46: 269 - 279." type="journal article" year="1952">Laurent 1952</bibRefCitation>
, 1957). However,
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047BC4FB39FBBEFA8F" author="Schiotz A." box="[905,1067,1262,1286]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" refId="ref27108" refString="Schiotz A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 351 p." type="book" year="1999">Schiøtz (1999)</bibRefCitation>
stated: “Much confusion has surrounded this species, partly because of its variation, partly because several quite different species have been treated as subspecies of
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C74FA99FB53FAEF" box="[1081,1222,1358,1382]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. platyceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Amiet (1978) [Note:
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“1978”] has clarified the matter and we follow him in regarding the forms in the
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047D48FA59FAFFFA2F" box="[1285,1386,1422,1446]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">platyceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
- complex” as full species (
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C74FA79FB0BFA4F" box="[1081,1182,1454,1478]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">platyceps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047CE2FA79FB73FA4F" box="[1199,1254,1454,1478]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">langi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047CBAFA79FAA2FA4C" box="[1271,1335,1454,1477]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">major</emphasis>
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), but did not address the taxa
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C5EFA19FB0DFA6F" box="[1043,1176,1486,1510]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">lomamiensis</emphasis>
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and
<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C84FA19FAA6FA6F" box="[1225,1331,1486,1510]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">olbrechtsi</emphasis>
. Both are presently treated as synonyms (however, they may be valid subspecies) of
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C5BF9D9FB08F9AF" box="[1046,1181,1550,1574]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. platyceps</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
. From the above, it is clear that a thorough revision is needed to clarify the status of these taxa and their relationships to
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047B78F9B9FC1AF90F" box="[821,911,1646,1670]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. langi</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047B85F9B9FBBEF90C" box="[968,1067,1646,1669]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. major</emphasis>
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. It is also necessary to verify whether
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H. p.
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</emphasis>
is an older available name for
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047B5AF979FCEFF94C" box="[791,890,1710,1733]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. major</emphasis>
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as the
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localities of the two taxa are only about
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apart. Similarly, some other little-known taxa may be related to
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C54F939FB37F88F" box="[1049,1186,1774,1798]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. platyceps</emphasis>
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(cf.
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,
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047B11F8DAFC01F8AC" author="Laurent R." box="[860,916,1805,1829]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="269 - 279" refId="ref25280" refString="Laurent R. 1952. Reptiles et Batraciens nouveaux de la region des Grands Lacs africains. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 46: 269 - 279." type="journal article" year="1952">1952</bibRefCitation>
, 1957), in particular
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C36F8D9FA85F8AF" box="[1147,1296,1806,1830]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. atrigularis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047D54F8D9FCD9F8CF" author="Laurent R." pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="149 - 167" refId="ref25178" refString="Laurent R. 1941. Contribution a la systematique du genre Hyperolius Rapp (Batraciens). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines 34: 149 - 167." type="journal article" year="1941">Laurent, 1941</bibRefCitation>
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described from highlands of the Marungu Plateau (Tanganika Province),
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD2D4047C55F899FBE4F8EF" box="[1048,1137,1870,1894]" italics="true" pageId="19" pageNumber="54">H. polli</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047C32F899FA89F8EF" author="Laurent R." box="[1151,1308,1870,1894]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="61 - 140" refId="ref25208" refString="Laurent R. 1943. Les Hyperolius (Batraciens) du Musee du Congo. Annales du Musee du Congo Belge. C. Zoologie, Serie I 4: 61 - 140." type="journal article" year="1943">Laurent, 1943</bibRefCitation>
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known from the
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locality in Kasaï-Central and adjacent northeastern
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(
<bibRefCitation id="EFB04B4BFFD2D4047BB0F859FB4CF82F" author="Marques MP &amp; Ceriaco LMP &amp; Blackburn DC &amp; Bauer AM" box="[1021,1241,1934,1958]" pageId="19" pageNumber="54" pagination="1 - 501" refId="ref25913" refString="Marques MP, Ceriaco LMP, Blackburn DC, Bauer AM. 2018. Diversity and distribution of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles of Angola. Atlas of historical and bibliographic records (1840 - 2017). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 4 65 (Supplement II): 1 - 501." type="journal article" year="2018">Marques et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
), and possibly
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<emphasis id="B955EAA8FFD4D40278C0FF59FEF5FF2F" box="[141,352,142,166]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="56">Hyperolius kibarae</emphasis>
Laurent, 1957
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described from the eastern Upemba NP (Haut-Katanga Province).
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