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Friedemann's Long Reed Frog (
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by V. Mercurio,
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, Butare, Rwanda, ZMB 77221, holotype, photo J.M. Dehling (C);
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SMF 85694, ZMB 76095 (
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<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFD9FFB7F8DB6A92FB1C32C6" lastPageId="21" lastPageNumber="322" pageId="20" pageNumber="321" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD9FFB6F8DB6A92FFD334DB" blockId="20.[151,1436,1856,2025]" pageId="20" pageNumber="321">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD9FFB6F8DB6A92FB733493" bold="true" box="[201,316,1928,1953]" pageId="20" pageNumber="321">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. The advertisement call (
<figureCitation id="F5E5F3CAFFD9FFB6FA446A92F8D73492" box="[598,664,1928,1952]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="18.[151,250,918,941]" captionTargetBox="[174,1408,210,897]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[174,1414,195,897]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 8. Advertisement calls of H. benguellensis Humpata (left) and H. friedemanni Karonga (right)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215991/files/figure.png" pageId="20" pageNumber="321">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
) consists of a brief initial note of eight pulses, followed by six pulses at a slower rate. The duration of the call is
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. It can be distinguished from species that produce only a buzz, such as
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD9FFB6F8E76AC8F86A34DB" box="[245,549,2001,2025]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="321">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD9FFB6F8E76AC8FBC934DB" box="[245,390,2002,2025]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="20" pageNumber="321" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acuticeps">H. acuticeps</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD9FFB6F9876AC8F86A34DB" box="[405,549,2001,2025]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolious" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="20" pageNumber="321" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacobseni" status="sp. nov.">H. jacobseni</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD9FFB6FA3D6ACBF8CA34DB" bold="true" box="[559,645,2001,2025]" pageId="20" pageNumber="321">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD9FFB6FADA6AC8F90D34DB" box="[712,834,2002,2025]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="20" pageNumber="321" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nasutus">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD9FFB6FADA6AC8F90D34DB" box="[712,834,2002,2025]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="321">H. nasutus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. It can also be distinguished from
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD9FFB6FCC96AC8FFD334DB" box="[1243,1436,2001,2025]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="321">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD9FFB6FCC96AC8FF3C34DB" box="[1243,1395,2001,2025]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="20" pageNumber="321" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="adspersus">H. adspersus</taxonomicName>
, H.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8856D82FB1C32C6" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F8856D82FB403382" box="[151,271,152,176]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dartevellei">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8856D82FB403382" box="[151,271,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">dartevellei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F95A6D83FBA83382" box="[328,487,152,176]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupiroensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F95A6D83FBA83382" box="[328,487,152,176]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. lupiroensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFD8FFB7F9E26D82F804339D" box="[496,587,152,176]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F9E26D82F80B3382" bold="true" box="[496,580,152,176]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, which produce only a brief single note. It differs from those species with calls longer than
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, such as
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F9EA6DA7F8FC33E6" box="[504,691,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. benguellensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FAD06DA7F90333E6" box="[706,844,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. inyangae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFD8FFB7FB416DA6F9E233E6" box="[851,941,188,212]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FB416DA6F9E933E6" bold="true" box="[851,934,188,212]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FBF76DA7FE0033E6" box="[997,1103,188,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. It can be distinguished from those species where the slower part of the call consists of less than half the pulses of the initial note, such as
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FD936DFBFAA5322E" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. howelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8E36C1EFB0A322E" bold="true" box="[241,325,260,284]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F9486C1FFBBA322E" box="[346,501,260,284]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="igbettensis">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F9486C1FFBBA322E" box="[346,501,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. igbettensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FA3F6C1FF8FC322E" box="[557,691,260,284]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rwandae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FA3F6C1FF8FC322E" box="[557,691,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. rwandae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFD8FFB7FAA96C1EF95A322E" box="[699,789,260,284]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FAA96C1EF941322E" bold="true" box="[699,782,260,284]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
Finally, although the structure of the call of
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FD026C1FFFCD322E" box="[1296,1410,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. poweri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is similar, the two differ in pitch,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F9E06C33F82D3272" box="[498,610,297,320]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="poweri">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F9E06C33F82D3272" box="[498,610,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. poweri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
having the dominant frequency of 5.9 kHz, while
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FC846C33FF703272" box="[1174,1343,296,320]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. friedemanni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFD8FFB7FD546C32FFD3320D" box="[1350,1436,296,319]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
has a dominant frequency of 4.3 kHz. The snout is sharply rounded in profile, which distinguishes it from species with truncated, bluntly rounded, or shark-like snouts;
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FB036C6BFF4A32BA" box="[785,1285,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FB036C6BF9E432BA" box="[785,939,368,392]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="adspersus">H. adspersus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FBA86C6BFE3332BA" box="[954,1148,368,392]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="benguellensis">H. benguellensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FC9E6C6BFF4A32BA" box="[1164,1285,368,392]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="howelli" status="sp. nov.">H. howelli</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFD8FFB7FD026C6AFF2132B5" box="[1296,1390,368,392]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FD026C6AFF2832BA" bold="true" box="[1296,1383,368,392]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FD936C6BFBE3329E" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FD936C6BFB5E329E" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="igbettensis">H. igbettensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F9326C8FFBE3329E" box="[288,428,405,428]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inyangae" status="sp. nov.">H. inyangae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F9A76C8EF844329E" bold="true" box="[437,523,404,428]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FA316C8FF8FC329E" box="[547,691,404,428]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolious" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacobseni" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FA316C8FF8FC329E" box="[547,691,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. jacobseni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFD8FFB7FAAF6C8EF955329E" box="[701,794,404,428]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FAAF6C8EF95C329E" bold="true" box="[701,787,404,428]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FB386C8FFE03329E" box="[810,1100,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FB386C8FF9EE329E" box="[810,929,405,428]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="poweri">H. poweri</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FBBD6C8FFE03329E" box="[943,1100,404,428]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dartevellei">H. dartevellei</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FC9A6C8FFEBB329E" box="[1160,1268,404,428]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">H. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. It is the only species in the study where the webbing reaches the disc on all toes, at least on one side. This distinguishes it from all other species.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFD8FFB7F8DB6CE5FE903665" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="description">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB6CE5FAA4304D" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB6CE5FBA9312A" bold="true" box="[201,486,511,536]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
Description of
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</emphasis>
. The width of the gular flap is 5.1, hand 5.5. The top of the snout is flat, with the tip of the snout acutely rounded from above and from the side (
<figureCitation id="F5E5F3CAFFD8FFB7FB5E6F3EF9DE310E" box="[844,913,548,572]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1961,1984]" captionTargetBox="[175,1394,193,1914]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[175,1394,193,1916]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 6. Snout profiles of representatives of the species in the Hyperolius nasutus group." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215989/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
) (HW/SUL 0.29). The snout is 1.4x eye. The tympanum is not visible. The nostrils are positioned near the snout tip (EN/SL 0.5), nostril opening rounded, slightly protruding. Fine teeth are present on the upper jaw. The choanae are small, round. The tongue is long, with the posterior as wide as the length, with the terminal 20% bifurcated. Vomerine processes absent. The hand is 25.5% of the SUL. A small inner metacarpal tubercle is present. The relative finger lengths are 1&lt;4&lt;2&lt;3. The foot is 0.4 of SUL, and the tibia is 0.52 of SUL. The webbing is shown in
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. The skin is smooth on the dorsum and limbs, coarsely granular under the thighs. In preservative the skin becomes transparent. In life the body is pale green, tinged with blue along the legs, and yellow-tipped fingers and toes. There are pale dorsolateral stripes without dark borders that originate at the nostril and run back over the eye to continue to the groin. The iris is golden.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB6E96F87E30DF" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB6E96FBE23096" bold="true" box="[201,429,907,932]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<typeStatus id="B26551EDFFD8FFB7F8DB6E96FB793096" box="[201,310,908,932]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="paratype">Paratype</typeStatus>
variation
</emphasis>
. The female
<typeStatus id="B26551EDFFD8FFB7FA586E97F8E53097" box="[586,682,909,933]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
is similar to the
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. Tympanum not visible. The
<typeStatus id="B26551EDFFD8FFB7FD236E97FFD33097" box="[1329,1436,909,933]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
from Monkey Bay collected by EN are subadults, with skin that is transparent in preservative, showing large numbers of subdermal parasite eggs.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB6EEDFE8A3790" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB6EEDFBFB3722" bold="true" box="[201,436,1015,1040]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Advertisement call.</emphasis>
Recorded at Karonga, on
<date id="1960C98FFFD8FFB7FAF96EE3F9E4373D" box="[747,939,1015,1040]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" value="2002-02-07">7 February 2002</date>
at 23:40 h, 27°C air temperature, voucher specimen SMF 85694. The call (
<figureCitation id="F5E5F3CAFFD8FFB7FA1A6906F8043706" box="[520,587,1052,1076]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="18.[151,250,918,941]" captionTargetBox="[174,1408,210,897]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[174,1414,195,897]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 8. Advertisement calls of H. benguellensis Humpata (left) and H. friedemanni Karonga (right)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215991/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
) consists of the regular repetition of one single biphasic pulsed note with a duration 110190 ms. Interval between notes is 180360 ms. The note repetition rate is
<geoCoordinate id="08EA8988FFD8FFB7FCB66958FE923768" box="[1188,1245,1090,1114]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" precision="5555" value="-1.4">1.4 s</geoCoordinate>
-1. The dominant frequency is 39004500 Hz. The specimen was calling at night from dense grassy vegetation within a swamp in an exposed position about
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above the water. See Table 3 for a summary of call parameters.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB69B5F86A37F5" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" box="[201,549,1199,1223]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB69B5FBE737F5" bold="true" box="[201,424,1199,1223]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Eggs and tadpoles.</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB69C8FE903665" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB69C8FB6337D9" bold="true" box="[201,300,1234,1259]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Habitat.</emphasis>
Swamp along the lakeshore with abundant grassy vegetation and sandy soil. Other common species were:
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8F469EDF82F3601" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F8F469EDFB89363D" box="[230,454,1271,1295]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Afrixalus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fornasini">Afrixalus fornasini</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F9C969EDF88D363D" box="[475,706,1271,1295]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pusillus">Hyperolius pusillus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FAC569E2F9BE363D" box="[727,1009,1271,1295]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="viridiflavus" subSpecies="nyassae">H. viridiflavus nyassae</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FC1469E2FE8B363D" box="[1030,1220,1271,1295]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberilinguis">H. tuberilinguis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FCC869EDFB5F3601" class="Amphibia" family="Phrynobatrachidae" genus="Phrynobatrachus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acridoides">Phrynobatrachus acridoides</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F90D6806FB823601" box="[287,461,1307,1331]" class="Amphibia" family="Phrynobatrachidae" genus="Phrynobatrachus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mababiensis">P. mababiensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F9CE6801F82F3601" box="[476,608,1307,1331]" class="Amphibia" family="Ptychadenidae" genus="Ptychadena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mascareniensis">Ptychadena</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
cf.
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FA816806F9FE3665" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
mascareniensis,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FB426806F9903601" box="[848,991,1307,1331]" class="Amphibia" family="Ptychadenidae" genus="Ptychadena" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anchietae">P. anchietae</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FBFC6806FEAC3601" box="[1006,1251,1307,1331]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="senegalensis">Kassina senegalensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FCE06801FB483665" class="Amphibia" family="Bufonidae" genus="Amietophrynus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gutturalis">Amietophrynus gutturalis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F9006825FBE83665" box="[274,423,1343,1367]" class="Amphibia" family="Bufonidae" genus="Amietophrynus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maculatus">A. maculatus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F9A0685AF9443665" authority="Arthroleptis" authorityName="Arthroleptis" box="[434,779,1343,1367]" class="Insecta" family="Curculionidae" genus="Xenopus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="muelleri">Xenopus muelleri, Arthroleptis</taxonomicName>
stenodactylus,
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7FBFA685AFE973665" box="[1000,1240,1344,1367]" class="Amphibia" family="Hemisotidae" genus="Hemisus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marmoratus">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FBFA685AFE973665" box="[1000,1240,1344,1367]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Hemisus marmoratus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFD8FFB7F8DB6879FE4D36AD" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB6879FE4D36AD" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB6879FB073649" bold="true" box="[201,328,1379,1403]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Etymology</emphasis>
. We dedicate this new species to Friedemann Schrenk in recognition of his enthusiastic and tireless work for the research and protection of the natural history heritage of
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFD8FFB7FBB7689DF9B136AD" box="[933,1022,1415,1439]" name="Malawi" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Malawi</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFD8FFB7F8DB68B1F8DA36D5" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB68B1F8DA36D5" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,1511]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB68B1FB7236F1" bold="true" box="[201,317,1451,1475]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Remarks.</emphasis>
The species is only known from the shores of Lake
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFD8FFB7FB8668B0F9A336F0" box="[916,1004,1450,1474]" name="Malawi" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Malawi</collectingCountry>
, and we suggest that it be regarded as Data Deficient, in terms of the IUCN criteria.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8856B20FAA435AB" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
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<tr id="D3EEED0DFFD8005DF8856B20F8B23566" box="[151,765,1594,1620]" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DF8856B20FB333566" box="[151,380,1594,1620]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFD8FFB7F8856B20FB343566" box="[151,379,1594,1620]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="howelli">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8856B20FB343566" bold="true" box="[151,379,1594,1620]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Hyperolius howelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DF9916B20FBAF3566" box="[387,480,1594,1620]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F9916B20FBAF3566" bold="true" box="[387,480,1594,1620]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DF9FA6B20F8423566" box="[488,525,1594,1620]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F9FA6B20F8423566" bold="true" box="[488,525,1594,1620]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Du</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DFA066B20F8163566" box="[532,601,1594,1620]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FA066B20F8163566" bold="true" box="[532,601,1594,1620]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Preez</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DFA736B20F8363566" box="[609,633,1594,1620]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FA736B20F8363566" bold="true" box="[609,633,1594,1620]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">&amp;</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DFA936B20F8B23566" box="[641,765,1594,1620]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FA936B20F8B23566" bold="true" box="[641,765,1594,1620]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Channing</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
<tr id="D3EEED0DFFD8005DF8856B47F8B23544" box="[151,765,1629,1654]" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DF8856B47FB333544" box="[151,380,1629,1654]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Howell's Long Reed</th>
<td id="903F8471FFD8005DF9916B47FBAF3544" box="[387,480,1629,1654]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Frog</td>
</tr>
<tr id="D3EEED0DFFD8005DF8856B9BF8B235AB" box="[151,765,1665,1689]" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" rowspan-1="1" rowspan-2="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1">
<th id="903F8471FFD8005DF8856B9BFB3335AB" box="[151,380,1665,1689]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">(Fig. 4)</th>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFD8FFB7F8856BD0F8B434EF" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8856BD0FB913437" blockId="21.[151,1436,1737,2014]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8856BD0FB4B35D0" bold="true" box="[151,260,1738,1762]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<typeStatus id="B26551EDFFD8FFB7F8856BD0FB4B35D0" box="[151,260,1738,1762]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
. SAIAB 118979, collected at Himo Road, Arusha,
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFD8FFB7FB546BD3F9E435D3" box="[838,939,1737,1761]" name="Tanzania" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="08EA8988FFD8FFB7FBA96BD3FE1D35D3" box="[955,1106,1737,1761]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" precision="1" value="-3.358222">3°21' 29.6&quot; S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="08EA8988FFD8FFB7FC4D6BD3FEB035D3" box="[1119,1279,1737,1761]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" precision="1" value="36.83758">36°50'15.3&quot; E</geoCoordinate>
), collected
<date id="1960C98FFFD8FFB7FD926BD3FB5E3437" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" value="2008-04-12">12 April 2008</date>
by L.H. du Preez.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB6A08FAAA3443" blockId="21.[151,1436,1737,2014]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB6A08FB0E3418" bold="true" box="[201,321,1810,1834]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<typeStatus id="B26551EDFFD8FFB7F8DB6A08FB0E3418" box="[201,321,1810,1834]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
. SAIAB 1189801, female, and SAIAB 1189802, male, collected at Himo Road, near Arusha,
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFD8FFB7F8856A2FFAB3347F" box="[151,252,1845,1869]" name="Tanzania" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
(
<geoCoordinate id="08EA8988FFD8FFB7F91F6A2FFBEA347F" box="[269,421,1845,1869]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" precision="1" value="-3.358222">3°21' 29.6&quot; S</geoCoordinate>
;
<geoCoordinate id="08EA8988FFD8FFB7F9A16A2FF81C347F" box="[435,595,1845,1869]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" precision="1" value="36.83758">36°50'15.3&quot; E</geoCoordinate>
), collected
<date id="1960C98FFFD8FFB7FAC46A2FF93A347F" box="[726,885,1845,1869]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322" value="2008-04-12">12 April 2008</date>
by L.H. du Preez; NMK 39221 from Kakamega Forest.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFD8FFB7F8DB6A67F8B434EF" blockId="21.[151,1436,1737,2014]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7F8DB6A67FBDC34A4" bold="true" box="[201,403,1917,1942]" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Genetic material</emphasis>
. SAIAB 11897980 (Himo Road, Arusha) and a specimen from Madehani,
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFD8FFB7FD1A6A67FF2234A7" box="[1288,1389,1917,1941]" name="Tanzania" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
(no voucher), NMK 39221 (16S sequence accessioned as
<accessionNumber id="728D72ACFFD8FFB7FAEC6ABBF935348B" box="[766,890,1953,1977]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/AY323926" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">AY323926</accessionNumber>
, 12S sequence determined as part of this study) Kakamega Forest,
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFD8FFB7F9786ADCFBFC34EC" box="[362,435,1990,2014]" name="Kenya" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Kenya</collectingCountry>
(Lötters
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFD8FFB7FA0B6ADDF81D34EC" box="[537,594,1990,2014]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">et al.</emphasis>
2004) (
<figureCitation id="F5E5F3CAFFD8FFB7FABB6ADFF8A534EF" box="[681,746,1989,2013]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,250,1838,1861]" captionTargetBox="[170,1406,1021,1787]" captionTargetId="figure@4.[151,1436,985,1817]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 1. Map showing the distribution of the sequenced specimens of recognised species in the Hyperolius nasutus group plus H. lamottei. Species numbers represent the following: 1 — H. acuticeps, 2 — H. adspersus, 3 — H. benguellensis, 4 — H. friedemanni sp. nov., 5 — H. howelli sp. nov., 6 — H. igbettensis, 7 — H. inyangae sp. nov., 8 — H. jacobseni sp. nov., 9 — H. lamottei, 10 — H. lupiroensis sp. nov., 11 — H. nasutus, 12 — H. poweri, 13 — H. rwandae sp. nov., 14 — H. dartevellei, 15 — H. viridis, 16 — H. nasicus." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215984/files/figure.png" pageId="21" pageNumber="322">Fig. 1</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFDBFFB4F8DB6D8DF99C36C1" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDBFFB4F8DB6D8DF97A32B5" blockId="22.[151,1436,151,392]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F8DB6D8DFB733382" bold="true" box="[201,316,151,176]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">Diagnosis</emphasis>
: The advertisement call (
<figureCitation id="F5E5F3CAFFDBFFB4FA4C6D8DF8FE339D" box="[606,689,151,175]" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="22.[151,250,1191,1214]" captionTargetBox="[153,1428,454,1170]" captionTargetId="figure@22.[153,1434,445,1170]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="FIGURE 10. Advertisement calls of H. howelli Arusha (left), H. igbettensis Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast (center) and H. inyangae Rhodes Dam (right)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215993/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
) consists of an initial brief note, followed by three slower pulses, with a duration of
<geoCoordinate id="08EA8988FFDBFFB4F97F6DA6FBFB33E6" box="[365,436,188,212]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" precision="555" value="-0.12">0.12 s</geoCoordinate>
. It can be distinguished from species producing only a single note and those producing only a buzz:
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F9236DFBF9F533CA" box="[305,954,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F9236DFBFB8C33CA" box="[305,451,225,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acuticeps">H. acuticeps</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F9C06DFBF82433CA" box="[466,619,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="adspersus">H. adspersus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FA686DFBF95533CA" box="[634,794,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dartevellei">H. dartevellei</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FB3B6DFBF9F533CA" box="[809,954,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolious" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacobseni" status="sp. nov.">H. jacobseni</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FBD76DFAFE6D33C5" box="[965,1058,224,248]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FBD76DFAFE5433CA" bold="true" box="[965,1051,224,248]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FC216DFBFE9B33CA" box="[1075,1236,224,248]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupiroensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FC216DFBFE9B33CA" box="[1075,1236,224,248]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. lupiroensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FCCD6DFAFF7333C5" box="[1247,1340,224,248]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FCCD6DFAFF7A33CA" bold="true" box="[1247,1333,224,248]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
, and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD936DFBFAA3322E" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nasutus">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FD936DFBFAA3322E" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. nasutus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. It differs from species producing a call over
<geoCoordinate id="08EA8988FFDBFFB4FAFB6C1EF96E322E" box="[745,801,260,284]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" precision="5555" value="-0.2">0.2 s</geoCoordinate>
:
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FB3F6C1FFE31322E" box="[813,1150,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FB3F6C1FF9A5322E" box="[813,1002,260,284]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="benguellensis">H. benguellensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FBE76C1FFE31322E" box="[1013,1150,261,284]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inyangae" status="sp. nov.">H. inyangae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FC966C1EFE92322E" box="[1156,1245,260,284]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FC966C1EFE99322E" bold="true" box="[1156,1238,260,284]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD066C1FFF33322E" box="[1300,1404,260,284]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FD066C1FFF33322E" box="[1300,1404,260,284]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. It differs from those species where the slower, pulsed part of the call has five or more pulses:
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FCD66C33FB5A3256" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FCD66C33FF3C3272" box="[1220,1395,296,320]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="friedemanni">H. friedemanni</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD936C33FB5E3256" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="igbettensis">H. igbettensis</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F9476C57FB853256" box="[341,458,333,356]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="poweri">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F9476C57FB853256" box="[341,458,333,356]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. poweri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The initial note consists of eight pulses, while the superficially similar call of
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD936C57FAB632BA" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rwandae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FD936C57FAB632BA" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. rwandae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4F9126C6AFB1632B5" box="[256,345,368,392]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F9126C6AFB1D32BA" bold="true" box="[256,338,368,392]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
has an initial note consisting of 13 pulses.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDBFFB4F88569BDFB8337EE" blockId="22.[151,1437,1191,1244]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F88569BDFB50378F" bold="true" box="[151,287,1191,1214]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
Advertisement calls of
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FA0269B3F835378F" box="[528,634,1191,1214]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="howelli">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FA0269B3F835378F" box="[528,634,1191,1214]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. howelli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Arusha (left),
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FB1C69B3F9D6378F" box="[782,921,1191,1214]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="igbettensis">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FB1C69B3F9D6378F" box="[782,921,1191,1214]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. igbettensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast (center) and
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FD9169B3FABB37EE" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. inyangae</emphasis>
Rhodes Dam
</taxonomicName>
(right).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDBFFB4F8DB6819F99C36C1" blockId="22.[151,1437,1283,2027]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
The shark-like profile of the snout distinguishes it from species with truncated or rounded snouts;
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FD18681FFBAF3672" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD18681FFFD8362E" box="[1290,1431,1285,1308]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acuticeps">H. acuticeps</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F8856833FB633672" box="[151,300,1320,1344]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="adspersus">H. adspersus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F9256833FBAF3672" box="[311,480,1320,1344]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="friedemanni" status="sp. nov.">H. friedemanni</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4F9F56832F80F360D" box="[487,576,1320,1344]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F9F56832F8763672" bold="true" box="[487,569,1320,1344]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FA5F6833F9CD3672" box="[589,898,1320,1344]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FA5F6833F8A53672" box="[589,746,1320,1344]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="igbettensis">H. igbettensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FAE76833F9CD3672" box="[757,898,1320,1344]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolious" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacobseni" status="sp. nov.">H. jacobseni</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FB9B6832F9AD360D" box="[905,994,1320,1344]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FB9B6832F9933672" bold="true" box="[905,988,1320,1344]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FBE26833FEC23672" box="[1008,1165,1320,1344]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupiroensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FBE26833FEC23672" box="[1008,1165,1320,1344]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. lupiroensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FC866832FEA2360D" box="[1172,1261,1320,1344]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FC866832FEA83672" bold="true" box="[1172,1255,1320,1344]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FCE96833FB353656" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FCE96833FF3A3672" box="[1275,1397,1321,1344]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nasutus">H. nasutus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD936833FAA73656" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="poweri">H. poweri</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F8E66857FB353656" box="[244,378,1356,1380]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rwandae" status="sp. nov.">H. rwandae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4F9906856FB933651" box="[386,476,1356,1380]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F9906856FB993656" bold="true" box="[386,470,1356,1380]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FA046857F8CF3656" box="[534,640,1356,1380]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FA046857F8CF3656" box="[534,640,1356,1380]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The foot has at least one phalanx free of webbing on every toe. This distinguishes it from species where at least one toe is webbed to the disc, at least on one side:
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FCCE686BF8CC369E" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FCCE686BFF3C36BA" box="[1244,1395,1392,1416]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="adspersus">H. adspersus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD92686BFB7D369E" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="benguellensis">H. benguellensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F92C688FFBA5369E" box="[318,490,1428,1452]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="friedemanni">H. friedemanni</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F9E4688FF8CC369E" box="[502,643,1428,1452]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolious" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="jacobseni" status="sp. nov.">H. jacobseni</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FA99688EF8AB3699" box="[651,740,1428,1452]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FA99688EF891369E" bold="true" box="[651,734,1428,1452]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FAE1688FF9DE369E" box="[755,913,1428,1452]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupiroensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FAE1688FF9DE369E" box="[755,913,1428,1452]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. lupiroensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FB8A688EF9BD3699" box="[920,1010,1428,1452]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FB8A688EF9A4369E" bold="true" box="[920,1003,1428,1452]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FC12688FFE37369E" box="[1024,1144,1429,1452]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nasutus">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FC12688FFE37369E" box="[1024,1144,1429,1452]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. nasutus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FCBD688FFF7B369E" box="[1199,1332,1428,1452]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rwandae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FCBD688FFF7B369E" box="[1199,1332,1428,1452]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. rwandae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FD29688EFFC1369E" bold="true" box="[1339,1422,1428,1452]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4FD29688EFFC1369E" box="[1339,1422,1428,1452]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">sp. nov</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
.. It also differs from those species that have less than one phalanx free, on at least one toe:
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FCCE68A3FBE936C6" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FCCE68A3FF3F36E2" box="[1244,1392,1465,1488]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acuticeps">H. acuticeps</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FD9368A3FB5E36C6" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="igbettensis">H. igbettensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4F90F68C7FBE936C6" box="[285,422,1501,1524]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inyangae" status="sp. nov.">H. inyangae</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="44998E26FFDBFFB4F9BE68C6F84A36C1" box="[428,517,1500,1524]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" rank="species">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F9BE68C6FBB036C6" bold="true" box="[428,511,1500,1524]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">sp. nov</emphasis>
.
</taxonomicNameLabel>
,
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FA0168C7F96336C6" box="[531,812,1500,1524]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FA0168C7F8C836C6" box="[531,647,1501,1524]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="poweri">H. poweri</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FA8068C7F96336C6" box="[658,812,1500,1524]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dartevellei">H. dartevellei</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDBFFB4FB7068C7F98436C6" box="[866,971,1500,1524]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="viridis">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4FB7068C7F98436C6" box="[866,971,1500,1524]" italics="true" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">H. viridis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFDBFFB5F8DB68E5F8AA351D" lastPageId="23" lastPageNumber="324" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" type="description">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDBFFB5F8DB68E5FBAA33E6" blockId="22.[151,1437,1283,2027]" lastBlockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" lastPageId="23" lastPageNumber="324" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDBFFB4F8DB68E5FBB6352A" bold="true" box="[201,505,1535,1560]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">
Description of
<typeStatus id="B26551EDFFDBFFB4F99E6B1AFBB6352A" box="[396,505,1536,1560]" pageId="22" pageNumber="323" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
</emphasis>
. Body slender, widest at temporal region, slightly tapering to groin; head comparatively small (HL/SUL 0.32, HW/SUL 0.31), not wider than trunk, slightly longer than wide (HL/HW 1.03); snout top flat, tip of snout rounded (SL/HL 0.48), from above the snout is triangular with a rounded tip (
<figureCitation id="F5E5F3CAFFDBFFB4FD7C6B5DFAE835B1" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1961,1984]" captionTargetBox="[175,1394,193,1914]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[175,1394,193,1916]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 6. Snout profiles of representatives of the species in the Hyperolius nasutus group." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215989/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="323">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
), considerably projecting beyond lower jaw with a shark-like profile, wider than long (SL/EE 0.76); canthus rostralis rounded, almost straight-lined from eye to just beyond nostril, slightly convex near tip of snout; loreal region almost vertical, slightly concave; nostril directed laterally; situated much closer to tip of snout than to eye (EN/NS 2.00), separated from each other by distance nearly equal to distance between eye and nostril (NN/EN 1.06); eyes directed anterolaterally, moderately protruding, relatively small (ED/HL 0.36); eye diameter much shorter than snout (ED/SL 0.74); interorbital distance much wider than upper eyelid (IO/EW 0.96), and greater than internarial distance (IO/NN 1.59); tympanum not visible externally; upper jaw with dentition; teeth on premaxilla larger than those on maxilla; choanae small, oval, located far anterolaterally at margins of roof of the mouth; vomer processes and teeth absent; tongue long 4.6, and narrow (2.3 at widest point), free for about three-fourths of length, bifurcated distally for about one-third of length; median lingual process absent; vocal sac single, median, subgular, yellow in colour; gular flap consisting of two areas of thickened skin, the anterior thicker, cream coloured, and the posterior thinner, smooth and white; vocal sac aperture on each side of the mouth, situated lateral from and close to base of tongue, slit-like, long.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6DC5F84F322E" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Dorsal surfaces of head, trunk and limbs generally smooth; ventral surface of limbs and gular smooth, chin and abdomen slightly more areolate.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6C32FE9C32E0" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
Fore limbs slender; hand moderately large (HND/SUL 0.24); tips of fingers enlarged into broad oval disks, each with circummarginal groove; relative length of fingers: I&lt;II &lt;IV &lt;III; subarticular tubercles rounded, well developed, with one on fingers I and II, two on fingers III and IV, with proximal tubercle on finger IV hardly discernible; webbing formula of the hand
<date id="1960C98FFFDAFFB5FA8F6C8DF8F9329D" box="[669,694,407,431]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FA8F6C8DF8E7329D" bold="true" box="[669,680,407,431]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">I</emphasis>
2
</date>
+
<date id="1960C98FFFDAFFB5FADF6C8DF8BF329D" box="[717,752,407,431]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
2
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FAC86C8DF8BF329D" bold="true" box="[730,752,407,431]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">II</emphasis>
</date>
22.75
<date id="1960C98FFFDAFFB5FB2F6C8DF924329D" box="[829,875,407,431]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FB2F6C8DF911329D" bold="true" box="[829,862,407,431]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">III</emphasis>
2
</date>
2.5
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FB8F6C8DF9F5329D" bold="true" box="[925,954,407,431]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">IV</emphasis>
; thenar tubercle indistinct, low; palmar tubercles absent; metacarpals without supernumerary tubercles; nuptial pads or asperities absent.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6CC5FB7931FD" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFDAFFB5F8DB6CC5FB4E32C5" box="[201,257,479,503]" name="India" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Hind</collectingCountry>
limbs slender, moderately long (LEG/SUL 1.36); tibio-tarsal articulation passing level of tip of snout when legs are adpressed to body; tibiofibula moderately long (TFL/SUL 0.56), longer than thigh (TFL/THL 1.27); heels overlapping each other considerably when knees are flexed and thighs are held laterally at right angle to body; foot shorter than tibiofibula (FOT/TFL 0.70); relative length of toes: I&lt;II&lt;III&lt;V&lt;IV; discs of toes smaller than those of fingers; subarticular tubercles: one on toes I and II, two on toes III and V, and three on toe IV; pedal webbing formula (
<figureCitation id="F5E5F3CAFFDAFFB5F97A6F88FBE23198" box="[360,429,658,682]" captionStart="FIGURE 7" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1970,1993]" captionTargetBox="[175,1414,193,1943]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[175,1414,193,1943]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 7. Webbing diagrams of representatives of the species in the Hyperolius nasutus group." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/215990/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Fig. 7</figureCitation>
)
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F9AF6F89FB873199" bold="true" box="[445,456,659,683]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">I</emphasis>
1
<date id="1960C98FFFDAFFB5F9F16F88FBBD3198" box="[483,498,658,682]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">2</date>
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F9E06F89F8473199" bold="true" box="[498,520,659,683]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">II</emphasis>
2
<date id="1960C98FFFDAFFB5FA3A6F88F81C3199" box="[552,595,658,683]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
1
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FA206F89F81C3199" bold="true" box="[562,595,659,683]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">III</emphasis>
</date>
11.5
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FA806F89F8FE3199" bold="true" box="[658,689,659,683]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">IV</emphasis>
1.51.25
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FB016F89F96A3199" bold="true" box="[787,805,659,683]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">V</emphasis>
; inner metatarsal tubercle small, oval, prominent; outer one indistinct.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6FC0FFC330C2" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8DB6FC0FBE731C1" bold="true" box="[201,424,730,755]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Colouration in life</emphasis>
.
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was a brown-green overall, with white lateral stripes running from the snout, through the top of the eye, to the groin. The lateral stripe is lined with irregular large melanophores. The top of each eye has a smudge of golden brown. The back has many small dark melanophores, with a few irregularly spaced larger pigment cells. The limb joints are pale green, with the limbs showing a brown tinge. The fingers and toes are green with yellow tips. The skin is smooth above and on the limbs, while the ventrum is rough with large flat granules.
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F9146E94F81A3095" bold="true" box="[262,597,910,935]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Colouration in preservative</emphasis>
. The dorsal pattern shows two pale lateral stripes edged with large dark melanophores, filled with opaque white pigment. The head and dorsum is uniformly speckled with small melanophores, with a few irregularly spaced larger pigment cells. A thin dark line runs from the nostril to the eye
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8DB6EE1FBE03721" bold="true" box="[201,431,1018,1043]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
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variation
</emphasis>
. The female has a similar body shape to the
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, Skin texture the same as the
<typeStatus id="B26551EDFFDAFFB5F8856905FAB23705" box="[151,253,1055,1079]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
. Colour in preservative: pale yellow background with large irregular melanophores on the dorsum, overlaying a uniform fine speckling. A dark line runs from eye to eye below the snout tip, running through the nostril. In life the body is pale green with yellowish sides, with darker leaf green around the eyes. The top of the eye has a brown smudge. The line running from eye to eye below the snout tip is reddish brown, with a faint brown band around the top of the snout. The irregular large black spots are less dense posteriorly. The tibia has many large melanophores, with very small speckles on the forearm. The snout profile is rounded, with the nostrils behind the tip.
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measurements are included in Appendix 2.
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<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6800F88F3665" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8DB6800FBE63601" bold="true" box="[201,425,1306,1331]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Advertisement call</emphasis>
. The call is a harsh insect-like chirp. Males call from elevated positions on vegetation (
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). See Table 3 for a summary of call parameters.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6879F85C36AD" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8DB6879FBED3649" bold="true" box="[201,418,1379,1403]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Eggs and tadpoles</emphasis>
. Lötters
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FA15687EF8773649" box="[519,568,1379,1403]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">et al</emphasis>
. (2004) found egg clutches attached to submerged vegetation. The larvae are omnivorous, found in quiet water.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB68B0F8AA351D" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8DB68B0FB6A36F1" bold="true" box="[201,293,1450,1475]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Habitat</emphasis>
. The
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locality was a pond of roughly
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x
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m with deep clear water. Along the periphery were dense stands of
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F94368D5FBDA36D5" box="[337,405,1487,1511]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Typha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. where the frogs were present from water level to about one meter above water level. Other species present included
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F9E668E9F8853539" box="[500,714,1523,1547]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Amietia angolensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In Kakamega,
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FB6968EEFFD33539" box="[891,1436,1523,1547]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<taxonomicName id="AADE94CCFFDAFFB5FB6968EEFE343539" box="[891,1147,1524,1547]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="23" pageNumber="324" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinnamomeoventris">H. cinnamomeoventris</taxonomicName>
,
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,
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</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8D46B02FB27351D" box="[198,360,1559,1583]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">H. viridiflavus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were present (Lötters
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5FA766B02F8DA351D" box="[612,661,1559,1583]" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">et al</emphasis>
. 2004)
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFDAFFB5F8DB6B21F9003545" pageId="23" pageNumber="324" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6B21F9003545" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8DB6B21FB073561" bold="true" box="[201,328,1595,1619]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Etymology</emphasis>
. We have pleasure in honouring Kim M. Howell for his contributions to East African zoology, made during a long career at the University of Dar-es-Salaam.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="25C4BCC4FFDAFFB5F8DB6B99FF0C358D" pageId="23" pageNumber="324" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="6D61EF4FFFDAFFB5F8DB6B99FF0C358D" blockId="23.[151,1436,151,1728]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">
<emphasis id="5FAA335DFFDAFFB5F8DB6B99FB7235A9" bold="true" box="[201,317,1667,1691]" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Remarks.</emphasis>
The species is known from western
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFDAFFB5FAF56B99F97C35A9" box="[743,819,1667,1691]" name="Kenya" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Kenya</collectingCountry>
, and southern and northern
<collectingCountry id="15C9AFDFFFDAFFB5FC676B98FE9135A8" box="[1141,1246,1666,1690]" name="Tanzania" pageId="23" pageNumber="324">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
. Due to its wide range and large populations, we suggest that it be regarded as Least Concern in terms of the IUCN criteria.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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