Hyperolius parallelus Günther, 1858

Bittencourt-Silva Keywords., Gabriela B., 2019, A herpetological survey of western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 181) 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 7

Hyperolius parallelus Günther, 1858

Angolan Reed Frog

Material. HILLWOOD FARM: BMNH 2018.5687–88, BMNH 2018.5689 ( Fig. 3O ), BMNH 2018.5690–94, BMNH 2018.5695; NKWAJI: BMNH 2018.5696, BMNH 2018.5697 ( Fig. 3P ), BMNH 2018.5698–5700. Comments: Specimens found near ponds in miombo woodland. These specimens show a color variation similar to the alborufus group (see Schiøtz 1999). Hyperolius parallelus is a taxonomically complex group due to its considerable color polymorphism. According to the BLAST search, the closest match (98% sequence similarity with JQ513623, JQ513626, and JQ 513625) is H. angolensis from Angola (see Conradie et al. 2012; Frost 2018).

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.