01262nas a2200169   4500008004100000245014500041210006900186260001400255300000900269490000700278520068200285100002300967700003000990700001801020700001901038856003501057       2004                        eng d00aA new species of Arthroleptella Hewitt, 1926 (Anura: Ranidae) from the Groot Winterhoek Mountains of the Western Cape Province, South Africa0 anew species of Arthroleptella Hewitt 1926 Anura Ranidae from the  cJune 2004  a1-120 v533 aA new species of Arthroleptella (moss frog), is described from the Groot Winterhoek Mountains in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The new species is allopatric to other Arthroleptella species. It is distinguished from other Arthroleptella species by its advertisement call, which is a chirp followed by three to seven clicks, blotched patterning on the posterior dorsum and very small size. Combined mitochondrial 12S and 16S rRNA sequences differ from 1.4% to 4.6% from the other species. The new species has fewer notes per call than Arthroleptella landdrosia and fewer pulses per call than Arthroleptella bicolor. The new species is the sister species to A. bicolor.1 aTurner, Andrew, A.1 ade Villiers, Atherton, L.1 aDawood, Abeda1 aChanning, Alan  u<Go to ISI>://PREV200400362352