Hyperolius dintelmanni Lötters & Schmitz, 2004

Channing, Alan, 2022, Colour patterns to sequences: a perspective on the systematics of the Hyperolius viridiflavus group (Anura: Hyperoliidae) using mitochondrial DNA, Zootaxa 5134 (3), pp. 301-354 : 343

Hyperolius dintelmanni Lötters & Schmitz, 2004

Hyperolius dintelmanni Lötters & Schmitz, 2004 . ZFMK 67871 ( Table 3 ), “ From the Edib Hills (ca. 1,200 m above sea level), Bakossi Mountains, South-West Cameroon (4° 57′ N, 9° 39′ E).” Colour in life, phase J: back olive to translucent dark green extending to limbs, with a pale green hourglass pattern. Phase F: back dark brown to black with greenish spots and bright red areas on upper legs, feet and hands. The dorsal surface has a goldenyellow dense marbling. The females may be brown with reddish speckles ( Portik et al. 2016).

Sequences were available from Edib Village , the type locality, Manjo , Mt Kupe , Mantem , Southwest , Littoral , West , all in Cameroon. The minimum uncorrected p- distances from other clades were 1.9–6.0% ( Table 2 ). The clade was identified following Bell et al. (2017). It is known from eastern Cameroon ( Fig. 10D ).

The most common pattern element in the description of the type of H. dintelmanni is dorsal marbling (100%), followed by green spots (50%) or a red speckle (50%). The percentages are not additive, as the pattern elements may be shared.

The advertisement call is unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 10. Localities of sequences (black circles), type localities (stars) and location of junior synonyms of Hyperolius noblei (A), H. goetzei (B), H. spatzi (C) and H. dintelmanni (D). Locality codes are explained in Table 3.