Hyperolius guttulatus Günther, 1858

Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain & Rödel, Mark-Oliver, 2021, Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1), pp. 71-107 : 86

Hyperolius guttulatus Günther, 1858

Spotted Reed Frog

Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0052 ( Fig. 9D ).

Comments: Hyperolius guttulatus lives in the humid savannah zone and clearings within rainforests ( Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2000; Assemian et al. 2006; Kouamé et al. 2015). The species usually reproduces in larger, permanent ponds with floating vegetation ( Schiøtz 1967; Kouamé et al. 2015). We found five males calling at night between rice paddies around the Yéalé village (07°31.928’N, 008°25.401’W; 425 m asl). A female measured 37.0 mm.

Figures

Fig. 9. Hyperoliid frogs from Mount Nimba Integrated Nature Reserve: Hyperolius concolor female (A); H. concolor male (B); H. fusciventris fusciventris male (C); H. guttulatus female (D); H. lamottei female (E); H. lamottei male (F); H. nimbae female (G); H. nimbae male (H).