A new species of hyperolius rapp, 1842 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the serra da Chela mountains, South-western Angola

Werner Conradie; William R. Branch; G. John Measey; Krystal A. Tolley

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3269.1.1

A new species of hyperolius rapp, 1842 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the serra da Chela mountains, South-western Angola

Werner Conradie, William R. Branch, G. John Measey, Krystal A. Tolley

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Abstract

A new species of African reed frog (genus Hyperolius Rapp, 1842) is described from a high altitude, forested gorge in the Serra da Chela mountain range near the village of Humpata, Lubango area, Huila Province, south-western Angola. It is currently only known from its type locality. Phylogenetic reconstruction using the mitochondrial 16S marker reveals that it is the sister taxon of the poorly known Hyperolius cinereus (>4% sequence divergence) also described from Angola, and forms part of a larger clade comprising H. platyceps. The new species is distinguished from other closely related Hyperolius species by genetic divergence, vocalisation, an unusual torrent stream habitat, and colouration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-17
Number of pages	17
Journal	Zootaxa
Issue number	3269
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3269.1.1
Publication status	Published - 16 Apr 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Afromontane
Amphibian
Angola
Biodiversity
Hyperoliidae
Hyperolius
Reed frog

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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A new species of hyperolius rapp, 1842 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the serra da Chela mountains, South-western Angola

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