List of amphibian species (Vertebrata, Tetrapoda) of Burkina Faso
Ayoro, Halamoussa Joëlle
Segniagbeto, Gabriel Hoinsoudé
Hema, Emmanuel Midibahaye
Penner, Johannes
Oueda, Adama
Dubois, Alain
Rödel, Mark-Oliver
Kabré, Gustave Boureima
Ohler, Annemarie
Zoosystema
2020
2020-11-05
42
28
547
582
57DRP
(Angel, 1922)
Angel
1922
[231,676,215,242]
Amphibia
Pyxicephalidae
Tomopterna
Animalia
Anura
29
574
Chordata
species
milletihorsini
COLLECTION MATERIAL. — There are no voucher specimens available for this species from Burkina Fasoalthough its presence was reported in the East and Central-East in this country in the literature. LITERATURE REPORTS. — Burkina Faso• Gourmaprovince, Fada N’gourma; 12.06051°N, 0.34913°E; 300 ma.s.l. (Mohneke 2011; Mohneke et al. 2011)• Ganzourgouprovince, Zorgho; 12.2483°N, – 0.6278°W; 300 ma.s.l.; I-III.2008 ( Mohneke et al.2010b; Mohneke et al.2011).
DESCRIPTION. —Species with a short head, a horizontal pupil, short and strong limbs. Inner metatarsal tubercles large and shovel-shaped, tarsal tubercles usually present. Frog with a feebly warty back skin and smooth ventral skin. Dorsal colour brown to beige or dark brown. Pale dorsolateral lines often present. A white supratympanic ridge. Numerous dark brown, greenish or reddish spots, often with black borders, distinct on head, back and flanks.
REMARKS. — The genus TomopternaDuméril & Bibron, 1841still comprises various undescribed species and needs taxonomic revision ( Padial & De La Riva 2004; Padial et al.2013). There are 14 species known in this genus and these are also known to be highly cryptic and morphologically similar ( Wasonga & Channing 2013; Wilson & Channing 2019). The commonly used name for West African populations was Tomopterna cryptotis(Boulenger, 1907)( Lamotte & Xavier 1981; Rödel 2000; Padial & De La Riva 2004; Mohneke 2011; Padial et al.2013; Sow et al.2017). Ohler & Frétey (2008)investigated the status of Arthroleptis milletihorsini(Angel, 1922), the type of which was deposited in MNHN collection. According to their examination, the characters did not correspond to the morphological characters of the genus ArthroleptisSmith, 1849, but rather to the characters of the genus TomopternaDuméril & Bibron, 1841. The holotypeis a young specimen of 18 mmSVL. Ohler & Frétey (2008)allocated the nomen Arthroleptis milletihorsinito Tomopterna, as Tomopterna milletihorsini(Angel, 1922)with the type locality being Kati 12 kmnorth to Bamako from Mali. We tentatively use this name for West African Tomopterna.
HABITAT. — During our field sampling, the presence of Tomopterna milletihorsinihas been reported from Dori and Yakouta zones where gardeners and fishermen reported a frog species which inflate their body as Pyxicephalus maltzaniiand is living under the sand. In Koti women indicated its presence as common in their groundnut fields after the harvesting (mostly from November to December). Women reported that the species was found by young shepherds who search it in sand in dried backwaters or in holes of groundnut fields after harvesting. In West Africa, Tomopternais found in semiarid to arid habitats on sandy soils in the Sahel zone ( Rödel 2000; Padial & De La Riva 2004; Mohneke 2011). The species has been also found in mountains zones from Mauritania( Padial et al.2013; Sow et al.2017).
2974253777
Burkina Faso
300
12.06051
Fada N'gourma
1
0.34913
Gourma
29
574
1
2974253742
Burkina Faso
300
12.2483
Zorgho
7
-0.6278
Ganzourgou
29
574
1