Arthroleptis xenochirus Boulenger, 1905

Bittencourt-Silva Keywords., Gabriela B., 2019, A herpetological survey of western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 181) 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 4

Arthroleptis xenochirus Boulenger, 1905

Plain Squeaker

Material. LUKWAKWA: BMNH 2018.5811 ( Fig. 3B ), BMNH 2018.5812–13; HILLWOOD FARM: BMNH 2018.5814–20; NKWAJI: BMNH 2018.5821– 25. Comments: Specimens were found in leaf litter in Cryptosepalum and mushito. All specimens have a very small tympanum and relatively large inner metatarsal tubercle (when compared to A. xenodactyloides ). The closest match on GenBank (94%) is to A. xenodactyloides from Malawi ( FJ 151103). There is no sequence of A. xenochirus available for comparison.

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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.