Hyperolius angolensis Steindachner, 1867
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Hyperolius angolensis Steindachner, 1867 |
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Hyperolius angolensis Steindachner, 1867 View in CoL
Angolan Reed Frog
Photograph: VMUS 5986
A single individual, which we tentatively refer to H. angolensis , was photographed at Ngonye Falls campsite. This species is likely to be more common and is probably found in pans and other temporary wetlands in Sioma Ngwezi National Park, as well as other wetlands associated with the Zambezi and Cuando Rivers. The only previous Zambian records are from the western shore of the Upper Zambezi at Sandaula Plain, Kalabo and Kalenga ( Broadley 1971a; Poynton and Broadley 1987), although it is fairly widespread in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana and the Zambezi Region of northern Namibia ( Poynton and Broadley 1987, 1991) as well as south-eastern Angola ( Conradie et al. 2016). This record partially bridges the gap between the Namibian and Upper Zambezi records. The taxonomic status of this species remains unresolved and it is considered part of the larger unresolved H. parallelus Günther, 1858 group which is widespread across Angola and adjacent countries ( Frost 2016). Many regional color patterns exist, the specimen from Ngonye Falls conforms best to that of H. angolensis (fide Schiøtz 1999).
Broadley DG. 1971 a. The reptiles and amphibians of Zambia. The Puku 6: 1 - 143.
Conradie W, Bills R, Branch WR. 2016. The herpetofauna of the Cubango, Cuito, and lower Cuando river catchments of south-eastern Angola. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 10 (2): 6 - 36 (e 126).
Frost DR. 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA. Available: http: // research. amnh. org / vz / herpetology / amphibia / index. php [Accessed: 12 October 2017].
Poynton JC, Broadley DG. 1987. Amphibia Zambesiaca 3. Rhacophoridae and Hyperoliidae. Annals of the Natal Museum 28 (1): 161 - 229.
Poynton JC, Broadley DG. 1991. Amphibia Zambesiaca 5. Zoogeography. Annals of the Natal Museum 32: 221 - 277.
Schiotz A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 350 p.
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