Hyperolius dartevellei Laurent, 1943

Bittencourt-Silva Keywords., Gabriela B., 2019, A herpetological survey of western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 181) 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 6

Hyperolius dartevellei Laurent, 1943

Dartevelle's Reed Frog

Material. CHAVUMA FR: BMNH 2018.5681 ( Fig. 3K ); HILLWOOD FARM: BMNH 2018.5683–84; LUKWAKWA: BMNH 2018.5682. Comments: Specimens found in miombo woodland and edge of mushito basking on vegetation during the day. According to Channing et al. (2013) the snout profile of H. dartevellei is truncated instead of shark-like or rounded, but none of the specimens listed above have truncated snouts. However, the BLAST results show 98–99% sequence similarity with samples of H. dartevellei from Ikelenge, north-western Zambia ( JQ 863650, JQ 863653, JQ863673, JQ863676–78, JQ863704, JQ863708, JQ863718, JQ863750, JQ863753–54, JQ863756–59, KY080197, KY080199).

Figures

Fig. 3. Amphibians of western Zambia. (A) Arthroleptis stenodactylus (BMNH 2018.5827), (B) Arthroleptis xenochirus (BMNH 2018.5811), (C) Schismaderma carens (BMNH 2018.5728), (D) Sclerophrys gutturalis (BMNH 2018.5701), (E) Sclerophrys lemairii, (F) Sclerophrys pusilla (BMNH 2018.5708), (G) Hemisus cf. guineensis (BMNH 2018.5800), (H) Hemisus cf. guineensis (BMNH 2018.5799), (I) Hemisus marmoratus (BMNH 2018.5713), (J) Hemisus marmoratus (BMNH 2018.5714), (K) Hyperolius dartevellei (BMNH 2018.5681), (L) Hyperolius major (BMNH 2018.5675), (M) Hyperolius marginatus (BMNH 2018.5667), (N) Hyperolius nasicus (BMNH 2018.5666), (O) Hyperolius parallelus (BMNH 2018.5689), (P) Hyperolius parallelus (BMNH 2018.5697), (Q) Hyperolius quinquevittatus, (R) Kassina senegalensis.