Afrixalus dorsalis (Peters 1875)

Jongsma, Gregory F. M., Tobi, Elie, Dixon-MacCallum, Graham P., Bamba-Kaya, Abraham, Yoga, Jean-Aimé, Mbega, Jean-Daniel, Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Emrich, Andrea M., Blackburn Abstract. - We, David C., This, Gabon. & Park, Batéké Plateau National, 2017, Amphibians of Haut-Ogooué Province, southeastern Gabon, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 144) 11 (1), pp. 1-23 : 10

Afrixalus dorsalis (Peters 1875)

Material: Five (5) specimens. Doumaye: CAS 258200, 258201, 258240, 258284; GFMJ 1353. Fig. 6G .

Comments: Afrixalus dorsalis is a disturbance specialist, and we found individuals concentrated near village water pumps, calling from tall grasses. This species was found in sympatry with Leptopelis aubryi . Its identification is based on the key by Frétey et al. (2011), including the brown mediodorsal band that widens and spreads towards the eyelids (see Fig. 6G ). Afrixalus dorsalis is known from the following national parks: Ivindo, Lopé ( Frétey and Blanc 2000, 2001), Loango, Moukalaba-Doudou ( Burger et al. 2004, 2006).

Figures

Fig. 6. Sclerophrys gracilipes CAS 258282 (A), Sclerophrys superciliaris GFMJ 1314 (B, C), Conraua crassipes ORB 97 (D, E), Hoplobatrachus occipitalis CAS 258278 (F), Afrixalus dorsalis ORB 140 (G) A. osorioi GFMJ 1356 (H).