Hyperolius cf. sylvaticus Schiøtz, 1967

Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain & Rödel, Mark-Oliver, 2021, Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1), pp. 71-107 : 88

Hyperolius cf. sylvaticus Schiøtz, 1967

Forest Reed Frog

Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0108 ( Fig. 10E–F ).

Comments: Hyperolius cf. sylvaticus was recorded in an open area in the Yéalé village (07°31.928’N, 008°25.401’W; 425 m asl). However, H. sylvaticus is known to be a forest species ( Schiøtz 1967; Rödel and Branch 2002; Ernst and Rödel 2008), thus it might just as well be a member of the Hyperolius picturatus -complex.

Figures

Fig. 10. Hyperoliid frogs from Mount Nimba Integrated Nature Reserve: Hyperolius picturatus female (A); H. picturatus male (B); H. soror female (C); H. soror male (D); H. cf. sylvaticus male (E); H. cf. sylvaticus male in ventral view (F); H. sp. male (NGK- Nimba 0068) (G); H. sp. male (NGK-Nimba 0068) in ventral view (H).