Ptychadena anchiatae Bocage, 1868

Mulatu, Tilahun & Getahun, Abebe, 2018, Diversity of anurans in forest fragments of southwestern Ethiopia: The case of the Yayu Coffee Forest Biosphere Reserve (YCFBR), Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 158) 12 (2), pp. 30-40 : 35

Ptychadena anchiatae Bocage, 1868

Largen (2001) discussed that P. anchiatae ( Fig. 5E ) is a widespread species of Ptychadena like its relative P. neumanni , and he also indicated that the species exists in southwestern Ethiopia below 1,800 m. During the current survey, the species was only recorded from one locality at the elevation of 1,400 m. The species shares it breeding site with its relative ( P. neumanni ) and it was difficult to differentiate them by their calls when they coexist. The species has extended webbing on the digits and a pale triangle on the anterior region of the head to differentiate it morphologically from P. neumanni . The female is significantly larger than the male and like other species of Ptychadena the male is characterize by the vo- cal sac. During the dry season, no individuals from the species were caught while few individuals were caught during the wet season.

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Fig. 5. Selected species encountered in YCFBR. (A) Leptopelis ragazzii, (B) Paracassina obscura, (C) Hyperolius nasutus, (D) Xenopus clivii, (E) Ptychadena anchiatae, (F) Conraua beccarii.