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A-D)
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. —
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;
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(
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(
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);
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GHS-W 1932,
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GHS-W 1934,
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GHS-W 1935,
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GHS-W 1938,
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GHS-W 1941,
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GHS-W 1943
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;
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; ZMB 77904
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. — Relatively slender-bodied frog (SVL
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as long as broad (HW 27-31% SVL; HL 29-34%
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barely distinct, covered by skin (TYD 2-5%
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.
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. — This species has a yellowish or grayish colour. Juveniles are uniform gray to brown, and turn white at temperatures above 35°C (see summary of the biology in
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). Adults vary from almost uniform yellow with darker lateral bands and blotches to yellow dorsal colouration with brown or dark spots of varying shapes and sizes much. The ventral side is white.
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. — The throat of male shows a yellow gland on the subgular vocal sac.
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. — In
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this species is characteristic for the Sudanian savannahs. It is very frequent in the North (Kéran Park and around Niamtougou). In the rainy season it often perches on grasses, shrubs or any other pond plant. The southern limit of its distribution in
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is at Togodo National Park, in ecological zone IV. Specimens were collected in the north-western part along the Atakora mountain range between the villages of Souroukou and Malfakassa in the Bassar region, mainly in the locality of Bounako. The presence of this species in
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has also been reported by
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and
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Segniagbeto
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.
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