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Adult male
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Distribution of
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A12842, west of Cuito town on Aludungo road, -14.64833° 16.97444°,
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A13736 (tadpoles), Comba River, -12.62442° 18.65159°,
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A13764, Lungwebungu River old oxbows, -12.58129° 18.67162°,
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A14082 (tadpoles), Luissinga River, -14.58899° 18.44367°,
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A14091 (tadpoles), Cuanavale River source, -13.09033° 18.89396°,
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14099 (tadpoles),
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124857, Dala River, near Samanga village, -12.93169° 18.81458°,
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A14121 (tadpoles), Culua River source,
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SE of Cuito River source, -12.73675° 18.39310°,
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A14679, Menongue, -14.63015° 17.63465°,
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A14716, Cuanavale River source lake, -13.09052° 18.89394°,
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Additional material (
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209135 (
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209081 (
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209080 (tadpoles), Cuito River source outlet, -12.70455° 18.35203°,
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209088 (tadpoles), Calua River lagoon, -12.73599° 18.39394°,
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209140 (tadpoles), Cuanavale River lake outlet, -13.09414° 18.89612°,
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204541 (tadpoles), Cuanavale River source lake below fish fence, -13.09364° 18.89597°,
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204567 (
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204520 (
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204531 (
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204534 (
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downstream of Cuando River source lake, -13.00317° 19.15153°,
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204496 (
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), river at Munhango lagoon, -12.17281° 18.54897°,
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Large ranid; large tympanum, nearly equal in size to eye; elevated upper lip ridge from snout tip to above arm; pair of dorsolateral ridges from eye to urostyle; some specimens have a small flap or ridge above the vent; smooth elevated subarticular tubercles on feet; small indistinct outer metatarsal tubercle, inner metatarsal tubercle present; pedal webbing formula:
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(1),
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i/e (1-2),
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i/e (1-3),
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(2-3),
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(1); no dilated toe tips or terminal discs, no horizontal grooves present on toe tips; no external vocal sacs. All the adults collected were green and not the typical golden-brown coloration as illustrated in Du Preez and Carruthers (2009). Metamorphs retain dorsal and ventral spots, which fade during growth. Tadpoles are orange with black scattered dots. Males with a small nuptial pad on the thumb and enlarged glands on the upper arm. Adult females (n = 7) varied from 57.066.5 (61.6) mm (largest female:
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A14716); adult males (n = 6) varied from 46.962.4 (55.0) mm (largest male:
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A12799).
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8B3B64C7FB540700" bold="true" box="[791,1180,237,262]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Habitat and natural history notes:</emphasis>
Males called in late afternoons and early evenings, from vegetation on the edge of open deep waters.
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Currently, five species of
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;
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,
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,
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8C8365A4FA8D07A0" box="[1199,1349,398,422]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">A. parkeriana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. All except
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8B4E6584FC1D07C0" box="[866,981,430,454]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">A. darlingi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are forest-associated species, with toes that are dilated or have discs with horizontal grooves. The specimens found in our study do not exhibit dilated toes or terminal discs.
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from Chitau that were initially referred to as
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8CA76604FAF40440" box="[1163,1340,558,582]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Rana albolabris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8B3B6664FC790460" author="Schmidt KP" box="[791,945,590,614]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="127 - 133" refId="ref31498" refString="Schmidt KP. 1936. The amphibians of the Pulitzer- Angola Expedition. Annals of Carengie Museum 25: 127 - 133." type="journal article" year="1936">Schmidt 1936</bibRefCitation>
), were later described as
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8CE96664FC4A0480" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Rana albolabris adiscifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8B836644FB050483" author="Schmidt KP &amp; Inger RF" box="[943,1229,621,646]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="1 - 264" refId="ref31521" refString="Schmidt KP, Inger RF. 1959. Amphibians exclusive of the genera Afrixalus and Hyperolius. Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. Mission G. F. de Witte, en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946 - 1949) 56: 1 - 264." type="journal article" year="1959">Schmidt and Inger (1959)</bibRefCitation>
. Those authors only compared it to
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8BC266A4FBB204A0" box="[1006,1146,654,678]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">R. albolabris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<collectionCode id="ADEFAE5B00223F4D8C8266A4FB0904A3" box="[1198,1217,654,677]" country="Chile" name="Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">R</collectionCode>
.
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8CE066A4FAF704A0" authorityName="X" baseAuthorityName="De Witte" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[1228,1343,654,678]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lemairei">a. lemairei</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
, and differentiated it based on the condition of the toes (no dilated tips or discs), webbing (reduced versus extensive) and foot length (long versus short), respectively. Later, without much explanation,
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8C116724FB170520" author="Laurent RF" box="[1085,1247,782,806]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="11 - 165" refId="ref30107" refString="Laurent RF. 1964. Reptiles et amphibiens de l'Angola (troisieme contribution). Publicacoes Culturais da Companhia de Diamantes de Angola 67: 11 - 165." type="journal article" year="1964">Laurent (1964)</bibRefCitation>
synonymised it with
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8B4D6704FC3E0540" box="[865,1014,814,838]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Rana darlingi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
[=
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8C386704FB120540" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1902" box="[1044,1242,814,838]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darlingi">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8C386704FB120540" box="[1044,1242,814,838]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Amnirana darlingi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
], and this was followed by
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8BB26764FB8E0560" author="Poynton JC" box="[926,1094,846,870]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="1 - 334" refId="ref31127" refString="Poynton JC. 1964. The Amphibia of Southern Africa: a faunal study. Annals of the Natal Museum 17: 1 - 334." type="journal article" year="1964">Poynton (1964)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8C566764FAC30560" author="Perret JL" box="[1146,1291,846,870]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="841 - 868" refId="ref30982" refString="Perret JL. 1977. Les Hylarana (Amphibiens, Ranides) du Cameroun. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 84: 841 - 868." type="journal article" year="1977">Perret (1977)</bibRefCitation>
.
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8D396764FC550580" author="Jongsma GFM &amp; Barej MF &amp; Barratt CD &amp; Burger M &amp; Conradie W &amp; Greenbaum E &amp; Hirschfeld M &amp; Leache AD &amp; Penner J" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="274 - 285" refId="ref29965" refString="Jongsma GFM, Barej MF, Barratt CD, Burger M, Conradie W, Ernst R, Greenbaum E, Hirschfeld M, Leache AD, Penner J, et al. 2018. Diversity and biogeography of frogs in the genus Amnirana (Anura: Ranidae) across sub-Saharan Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 274 - 285." type="journal article" year="2018">Jongsma et al. (2018)</bibRefCitation>
showed that eastern (
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) and western (Angolan)
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8BA567A4FC3305A0" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1902" box="[905,1019,910,934]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darlingi">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8BA567A4FC3305A0" box="[905,1019,910,934]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">A. darlingi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
material differ significantly enough on a molecular level to warrant taxonomic re-evaluation. However, no taxonomic action has been undertaken pending more evidence. The type locality of
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8CD267C4FABB0200" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1902" box="[1278,1395,1006,1030]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darlingi">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8CD267C4FABB0200" box="[1278,1395,1006,1030]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">A. darlingi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is Mazöe and between Umtali [Mutare] and Marandellas [= Marondera], Mashonaland, Zimbabwe and represents the eastern material of
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8C3A6064FACF0260" author="Jongsma GFM &amp; Barej MF &amp; Barratt CD &amp; Burger M &amp; Conradie W &amp; Greenbaum E &amp; Hirschfeld M &amp; Leache AD &amp; Penner J" box="[1046,1287,1102,1126]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="274 - 285" refId="ref29965" refString="Jongsma GFM, Barej MF, Barratt CD, Burger M, Conradie W, Ernst R, Greenbaum E, Hirschfeld M, Leache AD, Penner J, et al. 2018. Diversity and biogeography of frogs in the genus Amnirana (Anura: Ranidae) across sub-Saharan Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 274 - 285." type="journal article" year="2018">Jongsma et al. (2018)</bibRefCitation>
. The new series of specimens is in full morphological agreement with the description of
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8C1660A4FB3B02A0" authorityName="Schmidt &amp; Inger" authorityYear="1959" box="[1082,1267,1166,1190]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Rana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="albolabris" subSpecies="adiscifera">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8C1660A4FB3B02A0" box="[1082,1267,1166,1190]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">R. a. adiscifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. However, no coloration details were provided in the original description or in Schmidt (1933). The newly collected material agrees in preserved coloration and morphology to photos of the
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(https://collections-zoology. fieldmuseum.org/catalogue/1848393). The green Angolan form of
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8BF66164FB990360" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1902" box="[986,1105,1358,1382]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darlingi">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8BF66164FB990360" box="[986,1105,1358,1382]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">A. darlingi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is also in agreement with the green undescribed Hillwood frog referred to by
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8B3B61A4FC1003A0" author="Channing A." box="[791,984,1422,1446]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" refId="ref28727" refString="Channing A. 2001. Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, USA. 470 p." type="book" year="2001">Channing (2001)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8C0E61A4FAB803A0" author="Channing A &amp; Rodel M-O." box="[1058,1392,1422,1446]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" refId="ref28927" refString="Channing A, Rodel M-O. 2019. Field Guide to the Frogs and Other Amphibians of Africa. Struik Nature, Cape Town, South Africa. 408 p." type="book" year="2019">Channing and Rödel (2019)</bibRefCitation>
. Recently,
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8BA96184FBAC03C0" author="Ceriaco LMP &amp; Marques MP &amp; Bandeira SA" box="[901,1124,1454,1478]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" refId="ref28589" refString="Ceriaco LMP, Marques MP, Bandeira SA. 2016. Anfibios e Repteis do Parque Nacional da Cangandala. Instituto Nacional da Biodiversidade e Areas de Conservacao and Museu Nacional de Historia Natural e da Ciencia, Lisbon, Portugal. 96 p." type="book" year="2016">Ceríaco et al. (2016</bibRefCitation>
, 2018) also documented this green form of
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8BF561E4FB8303E0" box="[985,1099,1486,1510]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">A. darlingi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from central
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. Based on the color differences, together with the typical form (green versus brown) and the genetic results by
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8D396224FC550040" author="Jongsma GFM &amp; Barej MF &amp; Barratt CD &amp; Burger M &amp; Conradie W &amp; Greenbaum E &amp; Hirschfeld M &amp; Leache AD &amp; Penner J" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="274 - 285" refId="ref29965" refString="Jongsma GFM, Barej MF, Barratt CD, Burger M, Conradie W, Ernst R, Greenbaum E, Hirschfeld M, Leache AD, Penner J, et al. 2018. Diversity and biogeography of frogs in the genus Amnirana (Anura: Ranidae) across sub-Saharan Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 120: 274 - 285." type="journal article" year="2018">Jongsma et al. (2018)</bibRefCitation>
, we here formally assign the green western material to
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8B8B6264FB3B0063" author="Schmidt KP &amp; Inger RF" box="[935,1267,1613,1638]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="1 - 264" refId="ref31521" refString="Schmidt KP, Inger RF. 1959. Amphibians exclusive of the genera Afrixalus and Hyperolius. Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. Mission G. F. de Witte, en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946 - 1949) 56: 1 - 264." type="journal article" year="1959">Schmidt and Ingers (1959)</bibRefCitation>
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8D2F6264FABA0060" authorityName="Conradie &amp; Keates &amp; Verburgt &amp; Baptista &amp; Harvey" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Schmidt and Inger" baseAuthorityYear="1959" box="[1283,1394,1614,1638]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="adiscifera">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8D2F6264FABA0060" box="[1283,1394,1614,1638]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">adiscifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and elevate it to full species,
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<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8CAA6244FABA0080" box="[1158,1394,1646,1670]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Amnirana adiscifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8B3B62A4FC4A00A0" bold="true" box="[791,898,1678,1702]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">
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</emphasis>
This species is widely distributed in central
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and northwestern
<collectingCountry id="B3E9760E00223F4D8C186284FB4000C0" box="[1076,1160,1710,1734]" name="Zambia" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Zambia</collectingCountry>
(see
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8CEE6284FAA600C0" author="Channing A." box="[1218,1390,1710,1734]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" refId="ref28727" refString="Channing A. 2001. Amphibians of Central and Southern Africa. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York, USA. 470 p." type="book" year="2001">Channing 2001</bibRefCitation>
; Channing et al. 2013;
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8C3962E4FB3200E0" author="Marques MP &amp; Ceriaco LMP &amp; Blackburn DC &amp; Bauer AM" box="[1045,1274,1742,1766]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="1 - 501" refId="ref30510" refString="Marques MP, Ceriaco LMP, Blackburn DC, Bauer AM. 2018. Diversity and distribution of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles of Angola: atlas of historical and bibliographic records (1840 - 2017). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Series 4 65 (Supplement II): 1 - 501." type="journal article" year="2018">Marques et al. 2018</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8D2B62E4FC380100" author="Channing A &amp; Rodel M-O." pageId="31" pageNumber="50" refId="ref28927" refString="Channing A, Rodel M-O. 2019. Field Guide to the Frogs and Other Amphibians of Africa. Struik Nature, Cape Town, South Africa. 408 p." type="book" year="2019">Channing and Rödel 2019</bibRefCitation>
). Similar distribution patterns have been observed in
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8C6D6324FAC80123" authorityName="Laurent" authorityYear="1940" box="[1089,1280,1806,1830]" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassinula" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="wittei">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8C6D6324FAC80123" box="[1089,1280,1806,1830]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Kassinula wittei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8D366324FC6D0140" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8D366324FC6A0140" baseAuthorityName="Monard" baseAuthorityYear="1937" class="Amphibia" family="Hyperoliidae" genus="Kassina" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="kuvangensis">Kassina kuvangensis</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
as well as the snake
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8C8F6304FABB0140" authorityName="Gunther" authorityYear="1865" box="[1187,1395,1838,1862]" class="Squamata" family="Colubridae" genus="Limnophis" kingdom="Animalia" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bicolor">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8C8F6304FABB0140" box="[1187,1395,1838,1862]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Limnophis bicolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<bibRefCitation id="AF6F4B6F00223F4D8B326364FBDC0160" author="Conradie W &amp; Deepak V &amp; Keates C &amp; Gower DJ" box="[798,1044,1870,1894]" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" pagination="79 - 107" refId="ref29115" refString="Conradie W, Deepak V, Keates C, Gower DJ. 2020 a. Kissing cousins: a review of the African genus Limnophis Gunther, 1865 (Colubridae: Natricinae), with the description of a new species from northeastern Angola. African Journal of Herpetology 69 (1): 79 - 107." type="journal article" year="2020">Conradie et al. 2020a</bibRefCitation>
,b; this study).
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D00223F4D8C9A6364FAEC0163" authorityName="Dubois" authorityYear="1992" box="[1206,1316,1870,1893]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="31" pageNumber="50" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C00223F4D8C9A6364FAEC0163" box="[1206,1316,1870,1893]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="50">Amnirana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be divided into two morphotypes: those with short feet, dilated toes, or terminal discs and extensive webbing (
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D001D3F7288BA64A4FECC06A0" authorityName="Hallowell" authorityYear="1856" box="[150,260,142,166]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Rana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="32" pageNumber="51" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="albolabris">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F7288BA64A4FECC06A0" box="[150,260,142,166]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">albolabris</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F72893064A4FEB706A0" box="[284,383,142,166]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">amnicola</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F7289BA64A4FDCC06A3" box="[406,516,142,165]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">asperrima</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F728A3064A4FDBB06A0" box="[540,627,142,166]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">fonensis</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D001D3F728AA764A4FD2B06A0" authorityName="X" baseAuthorityName="De Witte" baseAuthorityYear="1921" box="[651,739,142,166]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="32" pageNumber="51" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lemairei">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F728AA764A4FD2B06A0" box="[651,739,142,166]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">lemairei</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D001D3F7288A16484FF0D06C0" baseAuthorityName="Andersson" baseAuthorityYear="1903" box="[141,197,174,198]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="32" pageNumber="51" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lepus">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F7288A16484FF0D06C0" box="[141,197,174,198]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">lepus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F7288F76484FE9406C0" box="[219,348,174,198]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">occidentalis</emphasis>
, and
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D001D3F7289846484FDD706C0" baseAuthorityName="Mertens" baseAuthorityYear="1938" box="[424,543,174,198]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="32" pageNumber="51" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parkeriana">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F7289846484FDD706C0" box="[424,543,174,198]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">parkeriana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and those with long feet, reduced webbing, and no dilated toes or discs (
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D001D3F7288BA64C4FEC90700" authorityName="Conradie &amp; Keates &amp; Verburgt &amp; Baptista &amp; Harvey" authorityYear="2023" baseAuthorityName="Schmidt and Inger" baseAuthorityYear="1959" box="[150,257,238,262]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="32" pageNumber="51" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="adiscifera">
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F7288BA64C4FEC90700" box="[150,257,238,262]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">adiscifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F72892264C4FEA30700" box="[270,363,238,262]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">
<taxonomicName id="0CFE4D1D001D3F72892264C4FEAF0700" baseAuthorityName="Boulenger" baseAuthorityYear="1902" box="[270,359,238,262]" class="Amphibia" family="Ranidae" genus="Amnirana" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="32" pageNumber="51" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="darlingi">darlingi</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="F98AEA8C001D3F7289B264C4FDDE0700" box="[414,534,238,262]" italics="true" pageId="32" pageNumber="51">galamensis</emphasis>
). The former group is restricted to forests, while the latter prefers flooded grasslands in savanna (
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). However, this pattern is not mirrored in the phylogenetic analysis, and indicates that adaptation from savanna to forest has occurred more than once (
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).
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