01556nas a2200169   4500008004100000245013200041210006900173260002000242300001200262490000900274520098200283100002401265700001701289700002601306700001901332856003501351       2002                        eng d00aA review of West African spotted Kassina, including a description of Kassina schioetzi sp. nov. (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae)0 areview of West African spotted Kassina including a description o  cAugust 15, 2002  a800-8140 v20023 a<p>Based on museum specimens, field records, and morphological, acoustical, and geographical analyses, we resurrect the species status of Kassina arboricola Perret, 1985 and redefine Kassina cochranae (Loveridge, 1941). Additionally, we describe Kassina schioetzi sp. nov., a hitherto overlooked species. This species differs from K. cochranae and K. arboricola in several morphological features, especially the shape of the male gular flap, and its very short, tonal advertisement call. All three species are associated with forest habitats. Kassina schioetzi lives in wooded parts of the Guinea savanna of Ivory Coast and a single mountainous locality in eastern Guinea. Kassina cochranae occurs from western Ivory Coast to eastern Sierra Leone; K. arboricola occurs from Ghana to western Ivory Coast. At two localities, K. schioetzi occurs in syntopy with K. arboricola, and at another locality with K. cochranae. A key to all West African Kassina species is provided.</p>
1 aRödel, Mark-Oliver1 aGrafe, Ulmar1 aRudolf, Volker, H. W.1 aErnst, Raffael  u<Go to ISI>://PREV200200524909