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. This monotypic genus is characterized as follows: medium-sized tree-frogs with slender body and large protruding eyes; pupil horizontally oval (
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<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC3361CDFB2524EF" box="[1008,1163,685,710]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Paracassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Paracassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB5B61CDFF5024C4" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="senegalensis" subSpecies="ruandae">Kassina senegalensis ruandae</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFEC861B4FE3924C4" box="[267,407,724,749]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Heterixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Heterixalus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and many
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFDDD61B4FD0C24C4" box="[542,674,724,749]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFDDD61B4FD0C24C4" box="[542,674,724,749]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; sphenethmoid dorsally visible to some extent:
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFB2A61B4FC22253A" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
Crypthothylax,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF54619AFF56253A" box="[151,248,762,787]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFEC7619AFED2253A" box="[260,380,762,787]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassinula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassinula</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE4B619AFD95253A" box="[392,571,762,787]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Semnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Semnodactylus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD85619AFD44253A" box="[582,746,762,787]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Phlyctimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Phlyctimantis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD35619AFC22253A" box="[758,908,762,787]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Tachycnemis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Tachycnemis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, some
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC23619AFBCF253A" box="[992,1121,762,787]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFC23619AFBCF253A" box="[992,1121,762,787]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); ventroanterior portion of sphenethmoid unfused, consisting of two elements (a single bony plate in some
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFBAE6041FA3B2513" box="[1133,1429,801,826]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFBAE6041FB7C2513" box="[1133,1234,801,826]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB1C6041FA3B2513" box="[1247,1429,801,826]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Semnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Semnodactylus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, some
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF1E6028FD8A2548" box="[221,548,840,865]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF1E6028FE2D2548" box="[221,387,840,865]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Phlyctimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Phlyctimantis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE536028FD8A2548" box="[400,548,840,865]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Paracassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Paracassina</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
); non-imbricate neural arches that do not completely roof the spinal canal (imbricate, concealing the spinal canal in
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFD19600FFEE12587" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD19600FFC2725A1" box="[730,905,879,904]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Cryptothylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Cryptothylax</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC5D600FFBA625A1" box="[926,1032,879,904]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFBDE600FFB6D25A1" box="[1053,1219,879,904]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Paracassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Paracassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB1A600FFA3C25A1" box="[1241,1426,879,904]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Phlyctimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Phlyctimantis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF5460F5FEE12587" box="[151,335,917,942]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Semnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Semnodactylus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
); transverse processes of eighth vertebra not angled markedly forward (markedly angled forward in some
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFEA460DCFE7325FC" box="[359,477,956,981]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFEA460DCFE7725FC" box="[359,473,956,981]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Afrixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Afrixalus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
some
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFDED60DCFD1D25FC" box="[558,691,956,981]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFDED60DCFD1D25FC" box="[558,691,956,981]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, some
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFCC860DCFADD25FC" box="[779,1395,956,981]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFCC860DCFCC125FC" box="[779,879,956,981]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFCBF60DCFB9A25FC" box="[892,1076,956,981]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Semnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Semnodactylus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB8260DCFB1325FC" box="[1089,1213,956,981]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassinula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassinula</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB0960DCFADD25FC" box="[1226,1395,956,981]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Opisthothylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Opisthothylax</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
); a greatly forked omosternum, where the space between arms is more than twice the width of one arm (omosternum unforked or forked in a way that the space between arms is less than twice the width of one arm:
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF546750FEBE2260" box="[151,272,1072,1097]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Callixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF546750FEBE2260" box="[151,272,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Callixalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, some
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFEA16750FE4D2260" box="[354,483,1072,1097]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFEA16750FE4D2260" box="[354,483,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE316750FD2A2260" box="[498,644,1072,1097]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Paracassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFE316750FD2A2260" box="[498,644,1072,1097]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Paracassina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); a thyrohyal that is positioned on a cartilaginous stalk (shared with all other hyperoliid genera); form of anterior horn of hyoid shared with most other hyperoliids (with exception of some
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFEC1671DFEC222BF" box="[258,364,1149,1174]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFEC1671DFEC622BF" box="[258,360,1149,1174]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassina</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
some
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFE7E671DFDE222BF" box="[445,588,1149,1174]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE7E671DFDE922BF" box="[445,583,1149,1174]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Hyperolius</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD4A671DFC8F22BF" box="[649,801,1149,1174]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Paracassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFD4A671DFC8F22BF" box="[649,801,1149,1174]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Paracassina</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); posterolateral process of hyoid absent (present in
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF5467C4FC962294" box="[151,824,1188,1213]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF5467C4FE9B2294" box="[151,309,1188,1213]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Acanthixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acanthixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE8267C4FE712294" box="[321,479,1188,1213]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Cryptothylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Cryptothylax</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE2F67C4FDD72294" box="[492,633,1188,1213]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Heterixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Heterixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD4567C4FC962294" box="[646,824,1188,1213]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Semnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Semnodactylus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFCB167C4FBA42294" box="[882,1034,1188,1213]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Tachycnemis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFCB167C4FBA42294" box="[882,1034,1188,1213]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Tachycnemis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); sternum completely ossified (at least partly cartilaginous in all other hyperoliid genera); discs on finger and toe tips round (broader than long in
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF7B6791FEF72323" box="[184,345,1265,1290]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Acanthixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF7B6791FEF72323" box="[184,345,1265,1290]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Acanthixalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFEA96791FE5F2323" box="[362,497,1265,1290]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Arlequinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFEA96791FE5F2323" box="[362,497,1265,1290]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Arlequinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); intercalary elements of phalanges completely mineralized (at least centre cartilaginous in
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFE916678FC522318" box="[338,1020,1304,1329]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE916678FE402318" box="[338,494,1304,1329]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Acanthixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acanthixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE3A6678FDDA2318" box="[505,628,1304,1329]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Callixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Callixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD436678FCE32318" box="[640,845,1304,1329]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Chrysobatrachus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Chrysobatrachus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC9B6678FC522318" box="[856,1020,1304,1329]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Opisthothylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Opisthothylax</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
); third carpal bone on foot free, not fused with fourth and fifth (family character); sexes dichromatic (this applies, as in other hyperoliid genera, to adults only; similar in coloration in:
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFD896605FAFA238C" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD896605FD492357" box="[586,743,1381,1406]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Acanthixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acanthixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD306605FCCC2357" box="[755,866,1381,1406]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Afrixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Afrixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFCAD6605FC5F2357" box="[878,1009,1381,1406]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Alexteroon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Alexteroon</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC3D6605FB2C2357" box="[1022,1154,1381,1406]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Arlequinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Arlequinus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB4C6605FAA52357" box="[1167,1291,1381,1406]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Callixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Callixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFAD46605FA392357" box="[1303,1431,1381,1406]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Chlorolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Chlorolius</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF5466ECFEC3238C" box="[151,365,1420,1445]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Chrysobatrachus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Chrysobatrachus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFEBA66ECFE71238C" box="[377,479,1420,1445]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE2F66ECFDC4238C" box="[492,618,1420,1445]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassinula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassinula</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFDB466ECFC88238C" box="[631,806,1420,1445]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Opisthothylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Opisthothylax</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFCF066ECFC61238C" box="[819,975,1420,1445]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Paracassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Paracassina</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC1F66ECFB29238C" box="[988,1159,1420,1445]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Phlyctimantis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Phlyctimantis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB5666ECFAFE238C" box="[1173,1360,1420,1445]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Semnodactylus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Semnodactylus</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
some
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF5466D3FE8F23E5" box="[151,289,1459,1484]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF5466D3FE8F23E5" box="[151,289,1459,1484]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE9C66D3FE5F23E5" box="[351,497,1459,1484]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Heterixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFE9C66D3FE5F23E5" box="[351,497,1459,1484]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Heterixalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); short advertisement call that is tonal, grouped, and not pulsed (principle characters shared with
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFE6766B9FD0623DB" box="[420,680,1497,1522]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFE6766B9FD8823DB" box="[420,550,1497,1522]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Alexteroon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Alexteroon</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFDF066B9FD0623DB" box="[563,680,1497,1522]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassinula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassinula</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFD2266B9FB9E23DB" box="[737,1072,1497,1522]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD2266B9FC2623DB" box="[737,904,1497,1522]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Opisthothylax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Opisthothylax</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC5466B9FB9E23DB" box="[919,1072,1497,1522]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Acanthixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Acanthixalus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFBFD66B9FB1123DB" box="[1086,1215,1497,1522]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Arlequinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB3B66B9FADE23DB" box="[1272,1392,1497,1522]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Callixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFB3B66B9FADE23DB" box="[1272,1392,1497,1522]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Callixalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are believed to be mute; however, an outstanding bell-like sound from
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC066560FB7C2030" box="[965,1234,1536,1561]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Acanthixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="spinosus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFC066560FB7C2030" box="[965,1234,1536,1561]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Acanthixalus spinosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was reported by
<bibRefCitation id="EFAD8AADFFC3FFAFFF546546FE862069" author="Amiet" box="[151,296,1574,1600]" pageId="5" pageNumber="42" refString="Amiet, J. - L. (1989) Quelques aspects de la biologie des amphibiens anoures du Cameroun. Annee Biologique, 28, 73 - 136." type="journal article" year="1989">Amiet 1989</bibRefCitation>
; other genera with differing characters of advertisement call or call unknown;
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); arboreal eggs and aquatic larval stages (reproductive modes of
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFC9D652DFAC8204F" box="[862,1382,1613,1638]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC9D652DFC49204F" box="[862,999,1613,1638]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Callixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Callixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFC35652DFB79204F" box="[1014,1239,1613,1638]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Chrysobatrachus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Chrysobatrachus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB26652DFAC8204F" box="[1253,1382,1613,1638]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassinula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Kassinula</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFF546514FE8320A4" box="[151,301,1652,1677]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Tachycnemis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF546514FE8320A4" box="[151,301,1652,1677]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Tachycnemis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
not known; arboreal egg deposition shared with
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFCA56514FC5120A4" box="[870,1023,1652,1677]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Acanthixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFCA56514FC5120A4" box="[870,1023,1652,1677]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Acanthixalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFBCE6514FA3B20A4" box="[1037,1429,1652,1677]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFBCE6514FBD220A4" box="[1037,1148,1652,1677]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Afrixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Afrixalus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB456514FAA620A4" box="[1158,1288,1652,1677]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Alexteroon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Alexteroon</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFAD76514FA3B20A4" box="[1300,1429,1652,1677]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Arlequinus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Arlequinus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, possibly
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFEC065FBFE2C209D" box="[259,386,1691,1716]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Chlorolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, some
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFE1965FBFDF0209D" box="[474,606,1691,1716]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
that live in forest environments, and
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFBE565FBFB61209D" box="[1062,1231,1691,1716]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Opisthothylax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); eggs deposited exposed on leaves or small branches (terrestrial clutches of other hyperoliid species are often protected by being folded into or covered by leaves, many
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFD076588FC9D2128" box="[708,819,1768,1793]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Afrixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFD076588FC9D2128" box="[708,819,1768,1793]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Afrixalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and some
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFC746588FB952128" box="[951,1083,1768,1793]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, e.g.
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<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB436588FB452128" box="[1152,1259,1768,1793]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="concolor">concolor</taxonomicName>
, viridistriatus
</emphasis>
; foam:
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF20646FFE292101" box="[227,391,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Opisthothylax</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, or egg guarding:
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFDA1646FFD4F2101" box="[610,737,1807,1832]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Alexteroon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFDA1646FFD4F2101" box="[610,737,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Alexteroon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); cytochrome
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFC4E646FFC322101" box="[909,924,1807,1832]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">b</emphasis>
, 16S and 12S rDNA sequences different to the nine other hyperoliid genera with known genetic sequences (see above). Based on its genetic characters and the gular glands in males,
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFE3E643CFDDC215C" box="[509,626,1884,1909]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Morerella</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFDBA643BFD49215C" bold="true" box="[633,743,1883,1909]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A27B9635FFC3FFAFFDBA643BFD49215C" box="[633,743,1883,1909]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" rank="genus">gen. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is clearly defined as a member of the family
<taxonomicName id="4C3C8CDFFFC3FFAFFB3F643CFA37215F" box="[1276,1433,1884,1910]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="family">Hyperoliidae</taxonomicName>
. The
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species is described below.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C326A4D7FFC3FFACFF0664C8FA9126F8" lastPageId="6" lastPageNumber="29" pageId="5" pageNumber="28" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B83F75CFFC3FFAFFF0664C8FAA821EA" blockId="5.[151,1437,298,1987]" box="[197,1286,1960,1987]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC3FFAFFF0664C8FEE421EB" bold="true" box="[197,330,1960,1986]" pageId="5" pageNumber="28">Etymology</emphasis>
. The genus is dedicated to Jean-Jacques Morère who first discovered these frogs.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B83F75CFFC0FFACFF5463F7FA322686" blockId="6.[151,1436,151,209]" box="[151,1436,151,175]" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">
<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC0FFACFF5463F7FEA62686" bold="true" box="[151,264,151,175]" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">TABLE 3.</emphasis>
Comparison of advertisement call characters of hyperoliid genera. High values are indicated by +, low values
</paragraph>
</caption>
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by -. Genera that contain species with both high and low values are indicated by +/-; * = formerly
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<emphasis id="B9482B4EFFC0FFACFB6D63DAFA9626F8" box="[1198,1336,186,209]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="29">Nesionixalus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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