Leptopelis bufonides SchiØtz, 1967

Ayoro, Halamoussa Joëlle, Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoudé, Hema, Emmanuel Midibahaye, Penner, Johannes, Oueda, Adama, Dubois, Alain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver, Kabré, Gustave Boureima & Ohler, Annemarie, 2020, List of amphibian species (Vertebrata, Tetrapoda) of Burkina Faso, Zoosystema 42 (28), pp. 547-582 : 552

Leptopelis bufonides SchiØtz, 1967

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FIELD MATERIAL. — Burkina Faso • 8 ♀ ( SVL 40.2-44.9 mm), 10 ♂ ( SVL 30.5-37.5 mm); W National Park; 11.93664°N, 1.9946°E; 310 m a.s.l.; 21.VI.2018; H. J. Ayoro leg.; edge of savannah pond; hand capture • 1 ♀ ( SVL 41.2 mm), 1♂ ( SVL 32.1 mm); Tuy province , Koti; 11.38785°N, – 3.06404°W; 295 m a.s.l.; 23.VIII.2018; H. J. Ayoro leg.as for preceding;near small pond in bush; hand capture .

LITERATURE REPORTS. — Burkina Faso • Passoré province , Samba; 12.70143°N, – 2.40389°W; 300 m a.s.l.; 18.VIII.1961 ( SchiØtz 1967) • Gourma province , Fada N’gourma; 12.06051°N, 0.34913°E; 300 m a.s.l. ( Mohneke et al. 2011) • Ganzourgou province , Zorgho; 12.2483°N, – 0.6278°W; 300 m a.s.l.; I-III.2008 ( Mohneke et al. 2011) .

DESCRIPTION. — 20 specimens examined. Leptopelis bufonides with small to moderate size and warty skin, stocky body shape, and short legs. In contrast to most other members of that genus, the fingers with small discs on their tips. In life colouration greyish brown with dark spots, including a dark interorbital spot and elongated spots or bands on the back ( Fig. 3C ). These markings making almost a “m” pattern. The venter light to dark grey, with a dark throat in both sexes. For detailed descriptions, see SchiØtz (1967), Rödel (2000) and Amiet (2012).

HABITAT. — This species was usually found in grassy and wooded savannahs ( Fig. 2C, D ). Specimens were collected from the ground around temporary ponds with grass banks and shrubs. It was also Evans from dry savannahs in Senegal ( SchiØtz 1967), Mali ( Böhme & Heath 2018), Ghana ( SchiØtz 1967), Benin ( Nago et al. 2006), Togo ( Segniagbeto et al. 2007) and Cameroon ( Amiet 2012).

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FIG. 3. — Representatives of anuran species from Burkina Faso in life. A-B, Arthroleptis poecilonotus Peters,1863; C, Leptopelis bufonides Schiøtz,1967; D, Leptopelis viridi (Günther, 1869); E, Sclerophrys maculata (Hallowell, 1854); F, Sclerophrys pentoni (Anderson, 1893). Photos: Halamoussa Joëlle Ayoro.

FIG. 2. — Various habitats of amphibian species from Burkina Faso. A, banks of ponds in dry season from W National Park; B, stones on the bank of the Mékrou River in dry season (W National Park);C, shrubby savannah habitats at rainy season from Koubri; D, rainy season shrubby savannah habitats from Comoé-Léraba Forest; E, gallery forest from Kou Forest at Nasso; F, Sahelian swampy valley habitat from Dori (in rainy season). Photos: Halamoussa Joëlle Ayoro.