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This species is known from bush land and forest from
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to the eastern
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(
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,
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;
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;
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). A detailed comparison of the many populations has not been conducted. It seems probable that more than one species is involved. At least
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regarded the suggested taxa
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from the
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and
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from the
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as full species. After examination of the type specimens, we agree that
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and
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Lötters
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listed material of
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examined in this study from the Monts Cristal in
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as
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sp. A. This material is from a site close to the type locality (i.e. Lambaréné,
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). However, we have not compared it either with the
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or with topotypic specimens. According to
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,
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),
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<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FB989439FEB2FDA1" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. viridiflavus</emphasis>
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.
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(1) SVL males 27.9¡
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~8), HW/SVL 0.32¡0.01 (0.30.33,
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~8); (3) dorsal surface more or less intensely scattered with warts (the least in the only available female), tuberculate below tympanic area; (4) snout shape dorsally nearly rounded and laterally rounded, nares visible from above; (5) E-N/EYE 0.76¡0.1 (0.620.89,
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~8), canthus rostralis straight from tip of snout to nostril and straight or slightly concave from nostril to eye; (6) tympanum covered by thick skin in males, distinct in female, TYMP/EYE in female 0.3; (7) FOOT/TIBL 0.88¡0.05 (0.780.92,
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FC9C957AFCEDFC82" box="[827,840,845,869]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">n</emphasis>
~8); (8) foot webbing formula: 1(1), 2i(1) 2e(0), 3i(1) 3e(0K), 4i(1) 4e(K1), 5(0K); hand webbing formula: 1(1), 2i/e(1), 3i(11K) 3e(1), 4(K1); (9) PhJ and PhF are dorsally light brown with or without dark brown hour-glass pattern and/or irregular dark brown spots, ventrally cream to pink, usually with a white area proximal to the cloaca, inner sides of legs and arms reddish; the gular flap of males is light yellow to greyish or greenish yellow; the iris is brownish (information provided is based on collected material and numerous non-collected specimens of both sexes); (10) for sequence of 560 bp fragment of mitochondrial DNA of the 16S ribosomal gene see GenBank under
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(~ZFMK 73144); (11) LTRF unknown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB111F102FF60929AFBF9FB02" blockId="12.[159,1116,173,1476]" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FF60929AFE65FB22" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1956" box="[199,448,1197,1221]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hutsebauti">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FF60929AFE65FB22" box="[199,448,1197,1221]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">Hyperolius hutsebauti</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, if valid, differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FD7C929AFC28FB22" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[731,909,1197,1221]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FD7C929AFC28FB22" box="[731,909,1197,1221]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in being darker.
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FF3892FAFED5FB02" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1958" box="[159,368,1229,1253]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nimbae">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FF3892FAFED5FB02" box="[159,368,1229,1253]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">Hyperolius nimbae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is more tuberculate over its dorsal surfaces than
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FC0F92FAFBF9FB02" box="[936,1116,1229,1253]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FC0F92FAFBFDFB02" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[936,1112,1229,1253]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">H. tuberculatus</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB111F102FF6092DBFBF9FA23" blockId="12.[159,1116,173,1476]" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FF6092DBFD33FAE3" box="[199,662,1260,1284]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">
Life history.
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FE2E92DBFD33FAE3" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[393,662,1260,1284]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">Hyperolius tuberculatus</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
is nocturnal and arboreal. We found both males and females in large numbers during the night time from
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FC7E933BFC57FAC3" box="[985,1010,1292,1316]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">ca</emphasis>
18:00 to 01:00 at the shore of a large artificial lake in a semi-cleared area in primary forest. Males produced advertisement calls from near the ground up to
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w
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m above ground from riparian vegetation (i.e. mainly reed). Couples in amplexus were observed. Eggs obtained from a pair in a plastic bag were
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FC1893BBFC7DFA43" box="[959,984,1420,1444]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">ca</emphasis>
2.0 mm in diameter (without jelly) and half-pigmented. Because of the accumulation of so
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF136625B111F102FF38903EFE03F958" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB111F102FF38903EFE03F958" blockId="12.[159,1117,1545,1727]" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">
FIG. 2. Oscillograms and sound spectrograms of advertisement calls of the eight reed frog species studied: (A)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FE629013FD3FF9DE" authorityName="Perret" authorityYear="1959" box="[453,666,1572,1593]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mosaicus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FE629013FD3FF9DE" box="[453,666,1572,1593]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">Hyperolius mosaicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Gabon: Monts Cristal; (B)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FC789013FBF0F9DE" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1948" box="[991,1109,1572,1593]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FC789013FBF0F9DE" box="[991,1109,1572,1593]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Gabon: Monts Cristal; (C)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FDA19008FD06F9B3" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[518,675,1599,1620]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FDA19008FD06F9B3" box="[518,675,1599,1620]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Gabon: Monts Cristal; (D)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FC709008FBF3F9B3" authorityName="Ahl" authorityYear="1931" box="[983,1110,1599,1620]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="acuticeps">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FC709008FBF3F9B3" box="[983,1110,1599,1620]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. acuticeps</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Kenya: Kakamega Forest (a call is composed of two note types); (E)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FBBE906EFE07F96E" authorityName="Bocage" authorityYear="1866" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cinnamomeoventris">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FBBE906EFB88F989" box="[1049,1069,1625,1646]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H</emphasis>
. cf.
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FF439043FE07F96E" box="[228,418,1652,1673]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">cinnamomeoventris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Kenya: Kakamega Forest; (F)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FCA19043FC20F96E" authorityName="Ahl" authorityYear="1931" box="[774,901,1652,1673]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kivuensis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FCA19043FC20F96E" box="[774,901,1652,1673]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. kivuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Kenya: Kakamega Forest; (G)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FED790B9FE4EF944" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1940" box="[368,491,1678,1699]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lateralis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FED790B9FE4EF944" box="[368,491,1678,1699]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. lateralis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Kenya: Kakamega Forest; (H)
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB111F102FCC190B9FC59F944" box="[870,1020,1678,1699]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="viridiflavus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB111F102FCC190B9FC59F944" box="[870,1020,1678,1699]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="1979">H. viridiflavus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Kenya: Kakamega Forest.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF136625B110F103FE4096FFFAC4FF39" box="[487,1377,200,222]" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB110F103FE4096FFFAC4FF39" blockId="13.[487,1377,200,222]" box="[487,1377,200,222]" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">
Table 1. Numerical parameters of advertisement calls of
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB110F103FBED96FEFB12FF39" authorityName="Rapp" authorityYear="1842" box="[1098,1207,201,222]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB110F103FBED96FEFB12FF39" box="[1098,1207,201,222]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">Hyperolius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species studied.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB110F103FCFC972CF936FC5D" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">
<table id="F96CC40DB1100EF1FF329737F914FBC2" box="[149,1713,256,1061]" gridcols="10" gridrows="30" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FC9F972CFC1CFED6" box="[824,953,283,305]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">Number</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FC9F9702FC1CFEAC" box="[824,953,309,331]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">of notes</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FC9F9767FC1CFE81" box="[824,953,336,358]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">per call</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FC9F9741FC1CFE6A" box="[824,953,374,397]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">1</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FE0197D7FD8FFE10" box="[422,554,480,503]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">24.4</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FD9097D7FD02FE10" box="[567,679,480,503]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">1/10</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FC9F97D7FC1CFE10" box="[824,953,480,503]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">1</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FA6897D7F99EFE10" box="[1487,1595,480,503]" gridcol="8" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">17403110</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1F9EF97D7F914FE10" box="[1608,1713,480,503]" gridcol="9" gridrow="8" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">2509</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FE01947DFD8FFD86" box="[422,554,586,609]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">23</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FD90947DFD02FD86" box="[567,679,586,609]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">1/17</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FC9F947DFC1CFD86" box="[824,953,586,609]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">1</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1F9EF947DF914FD86" box="[1608,1713,586,609]" gridcol="9" gridrow="12" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">2271</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FE019482FD8FFD2C" box="[422,554,693,715]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">15</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FD909482FD02FD2C" box="[567,679,693,715]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">2/25</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1F9EF9482F914FD2C" box="[1608,1713,693,715]" gridcol="9" gridrow="16" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">4399</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FA9D9528FA67FCD1" box="[1338,1474,799,822]" gridcol="7" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980"></td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FA689528F99EFCD1" box="[1487,1595,799,822]" gridcol="8" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">37304620</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1F9EF9528F914FCD1" box="[1608,1713,799,822]" gridcol="9" gridrow="20" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">4399</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FE019593FD8FFC5D" box="[422,554,932,954]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">13.9</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1FD909593FD02FC5D" box="[567,679,932,954]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">2/50</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1100EF1F9EF9593F914FC5D" box="[1608,1713,932,954]" gridcol="9" gridrow="25" pageId="13" pageNumber="1980">2428</td>
</table>
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF136625B113F100FCEF96C0FB81FEEA" box="[840,1060,247,269]" isContinuationCaption="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB113F100FCEF96C0FB81FEEA" blockId="14.[840,1060,247,269]" box="[840,1060,247,269]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">
Table 1. (
<emphasis id="B918EABFB113F100FC0896C0FBB8FEEB" box="[943,1053,247,268]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Continued.</emphasis>
)
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB113F100FE019715F936FCA2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">
<table id="F96CC40DB1130EF1FF329715F914FC72" box="[149,1713,290,917]" gridcols="10" gridrows="23" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">
<tr id="355C34EFB1130EF1FF329715F914FEDF" box="[149,1713,290,312]" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981" rowspan-0="1" rowspan-3="1" rowspan-4="1" rowspan-5="1" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1" rowspan-8="1" rowspan-9="1">
<th id="768D5D93B1130EF1FE019715FD8FFEDF" box="[422,554,290,312]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Temperature</th>
<th id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD909715FD0EFEDF" box="[567,683,290,312]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Number of</th>
</tr>
<tr id="355C34EFB1130EF1FF32970AF914FEB4" box="[149,1713,317,339]" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981" rowspan-6="1" rowspan-7="1">
<th id="768D5D93B1130EF1FF32970AFECAFEB4" box="[149,367,317,339]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Species Voucher(s)</th>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FE01970AFD8FFEB4" box="[422,554,317,339]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">during</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD90970AFD0EFEB4" box="[567,683,317,339]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">specimens/</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD66970AFCBBFEB4" box="[705,798,317,339]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Call</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FC9F970AFC71FEB4" box="[824,980,317,339]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Number</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FC42970AFBF0FEB4" box="[997,1109,317,339]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Note</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FA68970AF99EFEB4" box="[1487,1595,317,339]" gridcol="8" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Frequency</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1F9EF970AF914FEB4" box="[1608,1713,317,339]" gridcol="9" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Dominant</td>
</tr>
<tr id="355C34EFB1130EF1FF32976FF914FE89" box="[149,1713,344,366]" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981" rowspan-6="1">
<th id="768D5D93B1130EF1FF32976FFECAFE89" box="[149,367,344,366]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Snout to vent</th>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FE01976FFD8FFE89" box="[422,554,344,366]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">recording</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD90976FFD0EFE89" box="[567,683,344,366]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">calls</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD66976FFCBBFE89" box="[705,798,344,366]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">duration</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FC9F976FFC71FE89" box="[824,980,344,366]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">of notes</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FC42976FFBF0FE89" box="[997,1109,344,366]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">duration</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FAE4976FFA1EFE89" box="[1347,1467,344,366]" gridcol="7" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Notes per</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FA68976FF99EFE89" box="[1487,1595,344,366]" gridcol="8" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">range</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1F9EF976FF914FE89" box="[1608,1713,344,366]" gridcol="9" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">frequency</td>
</tr>
<tr id="355C34EFB1130EF1FF329745F914FE6F" box="[149,1713,370,392]" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">
<th id="768D5D93B1130EF1FF329745FECAFE6F" box="[149,367,370,392]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">length (SVL)</th>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FE019745FD8FFE6F" box="[422,554,370,392]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">(‡C)</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD909745FD0EFE6F" box="[567,683,370,392]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">analysed</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD669745FCBBFE6F" box="[705,798,370,392]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">(ms)</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FC9F9745FC71FE6F" box="[824,980,370,392]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">per call</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FC429745FBF0FE6F" box="[997,1109,370,392]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">(ms)</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FBC09745FA80FE6F" box="[1127,1317,370,392]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">Note structure</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FAE49745FA1EFE6F" box="[1347,1467,370,392]" gridcol="7" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">second</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FA689745F99EFE6F" box="[1487,1595,370,392]" gridcol="8" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">(Hz)</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1F9EF9745F914FE6F" box="[1608,1713,370,392]" gridcol="9" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">(Hz)</td>
</tr>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FE019797FD8FFE50" box="[422,554,416,439]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">17.8</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD909797FD0EFE50" box="[567,683,416,439]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">1/4</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FA689797F99EFE50" box="[1487,1595,416,439]" gridcol="8" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">23903220</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1F9EF9797F914FE50" box="[1608,1713,416,439]" gridcol="9" gridrow="4" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">2877</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FE0194F3FD8FFD3C" box="[422,554,708,731]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">14</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD9094F3FD0EFD3C" box="[567,683,708,731]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">1/29</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1F9EF94F3F914FD3C" box="[1608,1713,708,731]" gridcol="9" gridrow="15" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">2350</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FE019518FD8FFCA2" box="[422,554,815,837]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">20</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FD909518FD0EFCA2" box="[567,683,815,837]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">1/29</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FC9F9518FC71FCA2" box="[824,980,815,837]" gridcol="4" gridrow="19" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">1</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1FA689518F99EFCA2" box="[1487,1595,815,837]" gridcol="8" gridrow="19" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">23103850</td>
<td id="768D5D93B1130EF1F9EF9518F914FCA2" box="[1608,1713,815,837]" gridcol="9" gridrow="19" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">2971</td>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB113F100FF1F958FFBDAFC0E" blockId="14.[149,1433,951,1001]" pageId="14" pageNumber="1981">In call duration, number of notes per call, note duration and notes per second, the mean¡SD is followed by the range. In and maximum values are provided. For oscillograms and sound spectrograms see figure 2AH.</paragraph>
<caption id="DF136625B112F101FF0294ACFBE8FD56" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4676054" ID-Zenodo-Dep="4676054" box="[165,1101,667,689]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4676054/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" startId="15.[165,181,667,689]" targetBox="[431,833,171,634]" targetPageId="15">
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF0294ACFBE8FD56" blockId="15.[165,1101,667,689]" box="[165,1101,667,689]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
FIG. 3. Male
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FE9B94ACFDA7FD57" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1948" box="[316,514,667,688]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FE9B94ACFDA7FD57" box="[316,514,667,688]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Hyperolius pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(PhF), Gabon: Monts Cristal (specimen not collected).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF3D94DFFECCFCC4" blockId="15.[154,1110,745,768]" lastBlockId="15.[154,1111,780,868]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
many breeding specimens at the same time,
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FD0B94DEFCF9FCE6" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[684,860,745,769]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FD0B94DEFCF9FCE6" box="[684,860,745,769]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">H. tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may be regarded an explosive breeder.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF65951DFBF2FC83" blockId="15.[154,1111,780,868]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Advertisement calls recorded by us each consist of a single very short peep note, composed of numerous pulses (figure 2C; table 1). Thus, they generally</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF3D9558FEFFFC0A" blockId="15.[154,1111,879,1071]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
coincide with data provided by Amiet (in
<bibRefCitation id="EFFD4B5CB112F101FDD09558FCB5FC60" author="SCHIOTZ, A." box="[631,784,879,903]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" refId="ref14244" refString="SCHIOTZ, A., 1999, Treefrogs of Africa (Frankfurt: Chimaira), 350 pp." type="book" year="1999">Schiøtz, 1999</bibRefCitation>
) from
<collectingCountry id="F37B763DB112F101FCF89558FC72FC60" box="[863,983,879,903]" name="Cameroon" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Cameroon</collectingCountry>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EFFD4B5CB112F101FBB69558FE85FC4E" author="BOSCH, J. &amp; DE LA RIVA, I. &amp; MARQUEZ, R." pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" pagination="1 - 10" refId="ref12878" refString="BOSCH, J., DE LA RIVA, I. and MARQUEZ, R., 2000, Advertisement calls of seven species of hyperoliid frogs, from Equatorial Guinea, Amphibia-Reptilia, 21, 1 - 10." type="journal article" year="2000">
Bosch
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FF3D95A6FF6FFC4E" box="[154,202,913,937]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">et al</emphasis>
. (2000)
</bibRefCitation>
from
<collectingCountry id="F37B763DB112F101FEC095A6FD9EFC4E" box="[359,571,913,937]" name="Equatorial Guinea" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Equatorial Guinea</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFFD4B5CB112F101FDED95A6FCBDFC4E" author="BOSCH, J. &amp; DE LA RIVA, I. &amp; MARQUEZ, R." box="[586,792,913,937]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" pagination="1 - 10" refId="ref12878" refString="BOSCH, J., DE LA RIVA, I. and MARQUEZ, R., 2000, Advertisement calls of seven species of hyperoliid frogs, from Equatorial Guinea, Amphibia-Reptilia, 21, 1 - 10." type="journal article" year="2000">
Bosch
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FD3F95A6FD6DFC4E" box="[664,712,913,937]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">et al</emphasis>
., 2000
</bibRefCitation>
). However, frequency range and dominant frequency given by
<bibRefCitation id="EFFD4B5CB112F101FDE69584FC82FC2C" author="BOSCH, J. &amp; DE LA RIVA, I. &amp; MARQUEZ, R." box="[577,807,947,971]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" pagination="1 - 10" refId="ref12878" refString="BOSCH, J., DE LA RIVA, I. and MARQUEZ, R., 2000, Advertisement calls of seven species of hyperoliid frogs, from Equatorial Guinea, Amphibia-Reptilia, 21, 1 - 10." type="journal article" year="2000">
Bosch
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FD339584FD6EFC2C" box="[660,715,947,971]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">et al</emphasis>
. (2000)
</bibRefCitation>
is about 1000 Hz higher without overlap.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF6595C2FBF5FBC8" blockId="15.[154,1111,879,1071]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
Vocalization data in
<bibRefCitation id="EFFD4B5CB112F101FE1995C2FCCEFBEA" author="LARGEN, M. J. &amp; DOWSETT-LEMAIRE, F." box="[446,875,1013,1037]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" pagination="145 - 168" refId="ref13480" refString="LARGEN, M. J. and DOWSETT-LEMAIRE, F., 1991, Amphibians (Anura) of the Kouilou River basin, Republique du Congo, Tauraco Research Report, 4, 145 - 168." type="journal article" year="1991">Largen and Dowsett-Lemaire (1991)</bibRefCitation>
refer to
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FC7C95C2FED1FBC8" authority="Amiet" authorityName="Amiet" authorityYear="2000" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Alexteroon" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hypsiphonus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FC7C95C2FE85FBC8" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Alexteroon hypsiphonus</emphasis>
Amiet
</taxonomicName>
, not
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FE139220FDC7FBC8" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[436,610,1047,1071]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FE139220FDC7FBC8" box="[436,610,1047,1071]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">H. tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(M. J. Largen, personal communication).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF3D925FFD17FB67" blockId="15.[154,1111,1128,1420]" box="[154,690,1128,1152]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FF3D925FFD17FB67" box="[154,690,1128,1152]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Differentiation of sympatric species in the field</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF6592B0FD6AFAAD" blockId="15.[154,1111,1128,1420]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
Adults of the three species can be best distinguished by characters (1), (3), (6) and (9).
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FF5A929DFE41FB25" authorityName="Perret" authorityYear="1959" box="[253,484,1194,1218]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mosaicus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FF5A929DFE41FB25" box="[253,484,1194,1218]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Hyperolius mosaicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FD86929DFD3AFB25" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1948" box="[545,671,1194,1218]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FD86929DFD3AFB25" box="[545,671,1194,1218]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">H. pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are smaller than
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FCCB929DFBBFFB25" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[876,1050,1194,1218]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FCCB929DFBBFFB25" box="[876,1050,1194,1218]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">H. tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The former has a distinct tympanum and lacks hand webbing, unlike
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FC0692FBFB84FB03" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1948" box="[929,1057,1228,1252]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FC0692FBFB84FB03" box="[929,1057,1228,1252]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">H. pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FF3D92D9FE9DFAE1" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[154,312,1262,1286]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FF3D92D9FE9DFAE1" box="[154,312,1262,1286]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">H.tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(although females of the latter have a distinct tympanum).
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB112F101FC7A92D9FF57FACF" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1948" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FC7A92D9FF57FACF" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Hyperolius pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has smooth skin while that of the other two is warty. The colour pattern of each of the three taxa is unique (figures 1, 3, 4).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF659365FE8CFA6B" blockId="15.[154,1111,1128,1420]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">All three species possess clearly distinguishable advertisement calls as shown in figure 2AC.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF3D93F2FE32FA3A" blockId="15.[154,1111,1477,1666]" box="[154,407,1477,1501]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB112F101FF3D93F2FE32FA3A" box="[154,407,1477,1501]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Partitioning of species</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF6593D3FD2AF985" blockId="15.[154,1111,1477,1666]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
We lack information about temporal partitioning of the three tree frogs throughout the year. According to our data, all were active in
<date id="FFD2106DB112F101FCD09031FBB4F9F9" box="[887,1041,1542,1566]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982" value="2000-01">January 2000</date>
when breeding took place or was about to. Circadian activity was the same in the three species with calling behaviour after sunset.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF65905DFBF2F965" blockId="15.[154,1111,1477,1666]" box="[194,1111,1642,1666]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">We clearly noted spatial partitioning. All taxa were arboreal but strictly</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF3D90BAFD59F942" blockId="15.[154,1111,1677,1732]" box="[154,764,1677,1701]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">
restricted to different
<typeStatus id="54D7880FB112F101FE3B90BAFE72F942" box="[412,471,1677,1701]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">types</typeStatus>
of water body (figure 5).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB112F101FF65909BFBF2F923" blockId="15.[154,1111,1677,1732]" box="[194,1111,1708,1732]" pageId="15" pageNumber="1982">Advertisement calls are most different in temporal parameters. Larger size</paragraph>
<caption id="DF136625B10DF11EFF1094FCFBE0FD06" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4676056" ID-Zenodo-Dep="4676056" box="[183,1093,715,737]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4676056/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983" startId="16.[183,199,715,737]" targetBox="[436,838,170,682]" targetPageId="16">
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB10DF11EFF1094FCFBE0FD06" blockId="16.[183,1093,715,737]" box="[183,1093,715,737]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983">
FIG. 4. Male
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB10DF11EFEE894FCFD9AFD07" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[335,575,715,736]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB10DF11EFEE894FCFD9AFD07" box="[335,575,715,736]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983">Hyperolius tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Gabon: Monts Cristal (specimen not collected).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BD336ADB10DF11EFF389531FE83FCD9" blockId="16.[159,1116,774,831]" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983">
in
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB10DF11EFF639531FED2FCF9" baseAuthorityName="Mocquard" baseAuthorityYear="1897" box="[196,375,774,798]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tuberculatus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB10DF11EFF639531FED2FCF9" box="[196,375,774,798]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983">H. tuberculatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may suggest other food resources than in
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB10DF11EFC349531FB86FCF9" authorityName="Perret" authorityYear="1959" box="[915,1059,774,798]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mosaicus">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB10DF11EFC349531FB86FCF9" box="[915,1059,774,798]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983">H. mosaicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6C4D2EB10DF11EFF389510FEBAFCD8" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1948" box="[159,287,807,831]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Hyperolius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pardalis">
<emphasis id="B918EABFB10DF11EFF389510FEBAFCD8" box="[159,287,807,831]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="1983">H. pardalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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