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The genetic results and the following morphological characters: presence of a fine vertebral skin raphe, lack of webbing and lack of tarsal tubercle; characterize the new species as a member of the genus 
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. From other congeners if differs: genetically by at least 13.4% in the investigated part of the 16S rRNA gene, as well as by a combination of completely smooth skin, rounded canthal region, slender elongated body, and a unique color pattern consisting of a reddish brown back with a black bordered crown like figure in the scapular region.
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Description of the 
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(measures in mm). A small 
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indistinct and rounded; loreal region slightly concave; head-width directly behind the eyes: 5.3; eye large, almost reaching distance eye–snout tip, eye-diameter: 1.8; distance eye-nostril: 1.7; distance nostril-snout tip: 0.7, nostril closer to snout than to eye; tympanum present but indistinct, tympanum diameter: 1.0, smaller than diameter of eye; femur: 7.8, slightly longer than tibio-fibula: 7.4; foot including longest toe: 11.5; hand with large, ovoid palmar and thenar tubercles; fingers with small round to ovoid subarticular tubercles, no additional tubercles on hands; male sex externally indicated by slightly prolonged third finger; finger without spines; relative finger length: 1&lt;2&lt;4&lt;3; palmar webbing absent; tarsal tubercle absent; elongated, slender, internal metatarsal tubercle, approximately reaching one third of shortest toe length; outer metatarsal tubercle not discernible (but feet slightly dried up); relative toe length: 1&lt;2&lt;5&lt;3&lt;4; no pedal webbing; toe and finger tips slightly expanded without forming discs; dorsal and ventral skin smooth; back with fine vertebral skin raphe.
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784AFFA2FF4DF8769014F823" bold="true" box="[151,281,2004,2028]" pageId="2" pageNumber="21">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Holotype of 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FF4DFAEB9017FAAE" bold="true" box="[151,282,1353,1377]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Right hand of 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FE64FAEB939EFAAF" box="[446,659,1353,1376]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Arthroleptis langeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FD41FAEB93FFFAAE" bold="true" box="[667,754,1353,1377]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26F9F73784BFFA3FD41FAEB93FFFAAE" box="[667,754,1353,1377]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(ZMB 74038), showing the slightly prolonged third finger and the lack of digital spines.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B97FE1A784BFFA3FF1FFA13953EF8E8" blockId="3.[151,1436,1457,2024]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FF1FFA139031FA04" bold="true" box="[197,316,1457,1483]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Genetics.</emphasis>
In our analysis the new species clustered together with the other species, currently placed within 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FF33FA7A9078FA3E" box="[233,373,1496,1521]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Arthroleptis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In the 592 investigated base pairs of the 16S rRNA gene 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FBC4FA7A9599FA3E" box="[1054,1172,1496,1521]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">A. langeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FB41FA7595F5FA3E" bold="true" box="[1179,1272,1495,1521]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26F9F73784BFFA3FB41FA7595F5FA3E" box="[1179,1272,1495,1521]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differed from 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FF4DFA5D907AF9D7" box="[151,375,1535,1560]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Leptopelis bocagei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by 21.9% and to 
<taxonomicName id="4C288599784BFFA3FD91FA5D9277F9D7" box="[587,890,1535,1560]" class="Amphibia" family="Arthroleptidae" genus="Astylosternus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="diadematus">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FD91FA5D9277F9D7" box="[587,890,1535,1560]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Astylosternus diadematus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by 20.0%, respectively. Against sequences of two 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FF16F987904EF9F1" box="[204,323,1573,1598]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">A. aureoli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the new species differed by 17.9%. We compared the 16S sequence of the new species with further 172 tissue samples from various African 
<taxonomicName id="4C288599784BFFA3FCDCF9EE9290F9AA" authorityName="Smith" authorityYear="1849" box="[774,925,1612,1637]" class="Amphibia" family="Arthroleptidae" genus="Arthroleptis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FCDCF9EE9290F9AA" box="[774,925,1612,1637]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Arthroleptis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
taxa, predominantly from West African localities, including 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FE48F9D1933EF943" box="[402,563,1651,1676]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">A. crusculum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C288599784BFFA3FDAAF9D1924EF943" baseAuthorityName="Angel" baseAuthorityYear="1950" box="[624,835,1650,1676]" class="Amphibia" family="Arthroleptidae" genus="Arthroleptis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nimbaensis">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FDAAF9D19387F943" box="[624,650,1651,1676]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">A.</emphasis>
cf. 
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FD61F9D1924EF943" box="[699,835,1651,1676]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">nimbaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The average genetic distance was 14.8 ± 0.01% (range: 13.4–16.7%, N= 172). We found the smallest difference to an 
<taxonomicName id="4C288599784BFFA3FC17F93B940CF97D" authorityName="Pfeffer" authorityYear="1893" box="[973,1281,1689,1714]" class="Amphibia" family="Arthroleptidae" genus="Arthroleptis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stenodactylus">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FC17F93B940CF97D" box="[973,1281,1689,1714]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Arthroleptis stenodactylus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sample from 
<collectingCountry id="F33FBE8A784BFFA3FF4DF962900EF915" box="[151,259,1728,1754]" name="Tanzania" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Tanzania</collectingCountry>
(CAS 168455; GenBank: 
<accessionNumber id="947B63F9784BFFA3FD9DF96293CEF915" box="[583,707,1728,1754]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/FJ151054" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">FJ151054</accessionNumber>
). Compared to 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FCA4F9629502F916" box="[894,1039,1728,1753]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Arthroleptis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
samples from Mount Nimba (
<taxonomicName id="4C288599784BFFA3FA58F9629019F8CF" authorityName="Angel" authorityYear="1950" class="Amphibia" family="Arthroleptidae" genus="Arthroleptis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="crusculum">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FA58F9629019F8CF" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">A. crusculum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: N= 4; two morphologically identical species, tentatively assigned to 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FBB6F945941BF8CF" box="[1132,1302,1767,1792]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">A. nimbaensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: N= 6, see Appendix), 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FEF9F8AF909AF8E9" box="[291,407,1805,1830]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">A. langeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FE45F8AF90F0F8E8" bold="true" box="[415,509,1805,1831]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26F9F73784BFFA3FE45F8AF90F0F8E8" box="[415,509,1805,1831]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differed by 14.5–16.0% (15.2 ± 0.01%, N= 10).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B97FE1A784BFFA3FF1FF891943DF827" blockId="3.[151,1436,1457,2024]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784BFFA3FF1FF891909DF882" bold="true" box="[197,400,1843,1869]" pageId="3" pageNumber="22">Natural history.</emphasis>
The only specimen known so far was collected in primary forest, characterized by an almost closed canopy (75%), within a nearly dry river bed. The little water that was left was running over a rocky area were small puddles formed in suppressions. The search was carried out during the dry season at daytime and the specimen was found being active shortly before midday. The guts contained remnants of 3– 
<specimenCount id="9D2E3593784BFFA3FA57F80A901CF827" pageId="3" pageNumber="22" type="generic">4 specimens</specimenCount>
of different minute ant or termite species (differently shaped mandibles and thorax parts).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF57AE92784CFFA4FF4DFB9893CCFB58" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5307418" ID-Zenodo-Dep="5307418" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5307418/files/figure.png" pageId="4" pageNumber="23" startId="4.[151,257,1082,1106]" targetBox="[226,1360,194,1058]" targetPageId="4">
<paragraph id="8B97FE1A784CFFA4FF4DFB9893CCFB58" blockId="4.[151,1435,1082,1175]" pageId="4" pageNumber="23">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784CFFA4FF4DFB989010FB9D" bold="true" box="[151,285,1082,1106]" pageId="4" pageNumber="23">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Position of the type locality (star) of 
<taxonomicName id="4C288599784CFFA4FD18FB989290FB9E" authority="Rödel &amp; Doumbia &amp; Johnson &amp; Hillers, 2009" authorityName="Rödel &amp; Doumbia &amp; Johnson &amp; Hillers" authorityYear="2009" box="[706,925,1082,1105]" class="Amphibia" family="Arthroleptidae" genus="Arthroleptis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="4" pageNumber="23" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="langeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784CFFA4FD18FB989290FB9E" box="[706,925,1082,1105]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="23">Arthroleptis langeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B95C2208784CFFA4FC7FFB9892F3FB9D" bold="true" box="[933,1022,1082,1106]" pageId="4" pageNumber="23">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26F9F73784CFFA4FC7FFB9892F3FB9D" box="[933,1022,1082,1106]" pageId="4" pageNumber="23" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
at the south-eastern tip of the Mount Nimba range, Liberia. The study area is indicated as black square in the inlet figure of Africa (map based on the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model: www.ersdac.or.jp.)
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B97FE1A784CFFA4FF4DF87A947AF83F" blockId="4.[151,1399,2008,2032]" box="[151,1399,2008,2032]" pageId="4" pageNumber="23">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784CFFA4FF4DF87A9014F83F" bold="true" box="[151,281,2008,2032]" pageId="4" pageNumber="23">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Male 
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<emphasis id="B95C2208784CFFA4FE87F87B933DF83F" box="[349,560,2009,2032]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="23">Arthroleptis aureoli</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Western Area Peninsula Forest Reserve, Sierra Leone (ZMB 70390).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C332AD91784DFFA5FF1FFF359341FF30" pageId="5" pageNumber="24" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B97FE1A784DFFA5FF1FFF359341FF30" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,371]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784DFFA5FF1FFF359068FF7E" bold="true" box="[197,357,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">Distribution.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C288599784DFFA5FEB6FF3A9358FF7E" authority="Rödel &amp; Doumbia &amp; Johnson &amp; Hillers, 2009" authorityName="Rödel &amp; Doumbia &amp; Johnson &amp; Hillers" authorityYear="2009" box="[364,597,152,177]" class="Amphibia" family="Arthroleptidae" genus="Arthroleptis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="5" pageNumber="24" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="langeri" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784DFFA5FEB6FF3A9358FF7E" box="[364,597,152,177]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">Arthroleptis langeri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B95C2208784DFFA5FD86FF3593B4FF7E" bold="true" box="[604,697,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A26F9F73784DFFA5FD86FF3593B4FF7E" box="[604,697,151,177]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
is only known from the 
<typeStatus id="549340B8784DFFA5FC00FF3A9501FF7D" box="[986,1036,152,178]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">type</typeStatus>
locality (
<figureCitation id="1313E29F784DFFA5FBA1FF3A95CFFF7D" box="[1147,1218,152,178]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="4.[151,257,1082,1106]" captionTargetBox="[226,1360,194,1058]" captionTargetId="figure-81@4.[226,1360,194,1058]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="FIGURE 3. Position of the type locality (star) of Arthroleptis langeri sp. nov. at the south-eastern tip of the Mount Nimba range, Liberia. The study area is indicated as black square in the inlet figure of Africa (map based on the ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model: www.ersdac.or.jp.)" figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5307418" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5307418/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
). Its occurrence in other nearby forests in 
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, as well as in 
<collectingCountry id="F33FBE8A784DFFA5FD3EFF1C9232FF17" box="[740,831,190,216]" name="Guinea-Bissau" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">Guinea</collectingCountry>
and 
<collectingCountry id="F33FBE8A784DFFA5FC58FF1C9522FF17" box="[898,1071,190,216]" name="Ivory Coast" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">Côte d’Ivoire</collectingCountry>
seems likely. At present its conservation status is Data Deficient.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C332AD91784DFFA5FF1FFEA9908CFEBC" pageId="5" pageNumber="24" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B97FE1A784DFFA5FF1FFEA9908CFEBC" blockId="5.[151,1436,151,371]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">
<emphasis id="B95C2208784DFFA5FF1FFEA99055FEEA" bold="true" box="[197,344,267,293]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species name is a patronym and was chosen to honor Detlev Langer, serving from 
<date id="FF96D8DA784DFFA5FF4DFE90903EFE83" box="[151,307,306,332]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24" value="1990-08">August 1990</date>
to 
<date id="FF96D8DA784DFFA5FE86FE90932FFE83" box="[348,546,306,332]" pageId="5" pageNumber="24" value="2009-09">September 2009</date>
as technical assistant in the herpetological collection of the Museum für Naturkunde, 
<collectingRegion id="49EC30F8784DFFA5FEEAFEFB9070FEBC" box="[304,381,345,371]" country="Germany" name="Berlin" pageId="5" pageNumber="24">Berlin</collectingRegion>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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