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Hyperolius acuticeps
About: Hyperolius acuticeps is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3 publications have been published within this topic receiving 51 citations.
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TL;DR: A standardized diagnosis covering 11 aspects of adult and in part tadpole morphology as well as the sequence of a 560 bp fragment of mitochondrial DNA of the 16S ribosomal gene are provided and behavioural data are given for each species including measurable parameters of advertisement calls.
Abstract: Sympatric reed frog species were studied in Gabon (Monts Cristal: Hyperolius mosaicus, H. pardalis, H. tuberculatus) and Kenya (Kakamega Forest: Hyperolius acuticeps, H. cf. cinnamomeoventris, H. kivuensis, H. lateralis, H. viridiflavus). For each taxon, a standardized diagnosis covering 11 aspects of adult and in part tadpole morphology as well as the sequence of a 560 bp fragment of mitochondrial DNA of the 16S ribosomal gene are provided. In addition, behavioural data are given for each species including measurable parameters of advertisement calls. The Monts Cristal Hyperolius species clearly differ in their spatial arrangement through the choice of breeding site. Hyperolius species at the Kakamega Forest share the same breeding sites but in part differ in their activity pattern throughout the year. Advertisement calls of sympatric species in both regions mainly differ in temporal parameters.
27 citations
TL;DR: The sharp-nosed reed frog is widespread in Africa and although currently recognized as one species, suggestions have been made that more than one species might exist.
Abstract: The sharp-nosed reed frog is widespread in Africa. Although currently recognized as one species, suggestions have been made that more than one species might exist. We analysed 237 calls of 69 males from 19 localities in the western to southern parts of Africa. Calls fall into three groups, which we recognize as cryptic species. Of eight published sound spectrograms, all can be assigned to one of the three species. We recognize Hyperolius nasutus, distributed from western Africa to the Okavango Delta in Botswana; Hyperolius viridis, from the central highlands of northwestern Zambia to southern Tanzania; and Hyperolius acuticeps which occurs from the Ivory Coast to the southeastern coast of South Africa. We assign published names to the synonymies of these three species. No call data are available for populations in the Congo basin.
19 citations
TL;DR: A dendrogram of occurrence data investigating faunal relationships between provinces illustrates Cabo Delgado is closest to Nampula in the number of shared species, reflecting the distribution of East African coastal dry forest frog fauna.
Abstract: Field work was conducted in 2008 and 2009 in Nhica do Rovuma, Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique, in order to assess anuran faunal composition of East African coastal dry forest. A total of 31 species were observed and/or collected; 24 of these are new for the province. Discussions on nomenclatural and taxonomic aspects are given for Leptopelis broadleyi, Hyperolius parkeri, Ptychadena anchietae, Ptychadena oxyrhynchus, and Ptychadena taenioscelis. Available names for the Hyperolius nasutus complex frogs are discussed and Hyperolius microps is used as valid name for Hyperolius acuticeps. The following new synonyms: Hyperolius translucens Power, 1935 syn. nov. is a junior subjective synonym of Crumenifera pusilla Cope, 1862 with the valid name Hyperolius pusillus (Cope, 1862); Hyperolius usaramoae Loveridge, 1932 syn. nov. and Hyperolius acuticeps Ahl, 1931 syn. nov. are junior subjective synonyms of Hyperolius microps Gunther, 1864. Xenopus petersi was confirmed from Mozambique based on a histor...
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