01658nas a2200133   4500008004100000245015600041210006900197300001200266490000600278520114700284653002001431100001901451856005401470       1988                        eng d00aThe amphibian fauna of the East African rainforests Including the description of a new species of toad genus Nectophrynoides Noble 1926 Anura Bufonidae0 aamphibian fauna of the East African rainforests Including the de  a169-1780 v13 a<p>The East African rainforests are areas of prime biogeographical importance. The significance of the amphibian fauna of the region as a biogeographical indicator group, first recognized by Schiotz (1981) is reiterated. Schiotz&rsquo; 1981 list of East african rainforest amphibians is corrected and updated. A new species of dwarf toad [Nectophrynoides wendyae sp. nov.] from the rainforest of the Uzungwe Mountains, Tanzania is described. The new species is tentatively assigned to the genus Nectophrynoides Noble 1926, and comment on the relationships of the new species and of the Nectophrynoides-Didynamipus group is included. It is suggested that many of the African bufonid genera, especially those including dwarf forms, are currently poorly defined; primitive characters, characters involving the loss of structures and characters subject to a high level of homoplasy often being used. Some possible solutions to this problem are given. The need for a better understanding of the biology of rainforest Amphibia, especially the dwarf species, is seen to be of more immediate importance than the question of their relationships.</p>
10aminiaturization1 aClarke, B., T.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/57200468nas a2200121   4500008004100000245013000041210006900171300001000240490000600250100001700256700001900273856005400292       1989                        eng d00aA new genus and species of brevicipitine frog (Amphibia, Anura, Microhylidae) from high altitude in the mountains of Ethiopia0 anew genus and species of brevicipitine frog Amphibia Anura Micro  a13-300 v21 aLargen, M.J.1 aDrewes, R., C.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/56401273nas a2200145   4500008004100000245012100041210006900162300001200231490000600243520076100249653001901010653002001029100002401049856005401073       1991                        eng d00aA New Genus and Species of Petropedetine Frog Amphibia Anura Ranidae from High Altitude in the Mountains of Ethiopia0 aNew Genus and Species of Petropedetine Frog Amphibia Anura Ranid  a139-1520 v43 a<p>A new genus and species, ERICABATRACHUS baleensis, is described from forested localities in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. The new taxon seems most closely allied to Petropedetes Reichenow 1874, from West Africa, and to Arthroleptides Nieden 1910, which is found in Kenya and Tanzania. It resembles these genera in being associated with fast-flowing forest streams and there is circumstantial evidence of a terrestrial life cycle, perhaps similar to that observed in some species of Petropedetes. Morphological features which are considered to justify the recognition of a new genus include the small size and distinctive habitus of the animal, significantly reduced first finger and subarticular tubercles, and a striking ventral colour pattern.</p>
10aPetropedetidae10aPhrynobatrachus1 aLargen, Malcolm, J.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/54502324nas a2200121   4500008004100000245010500041210006900146300001100215490000700226520189100233100002402124856005402148       1997                        eng d00aAn annotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Eritrea, with keys for their identification0 aannotated checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Eritrea wi  a63-1150 v103 aMost herpetological research in Eritrea was conducted during the period 18271930 and was almost exclusively the preserve of Italian enthusiasts, who concentrated their efforts within an 80 km radius of Asmara. Virtually no field work has been undertaken on the Eritrean mainland in the past 65 years and a great deal still remains to be learned about the composition, distribution and status of the herpetofauna. The 109 species provisionally listed in the present work (Anura 19, Testudines 9, Crocodylia 1, Sauria 45, Serpentes 35) are predominantly savanna (37.5%) and deserticolous (33.1%) forms and the Eritrean highlands are impoverished by aridity. Of eight taxa which extend into this region from the Ethiopian Plateau, only three appear to be genuinely montane and the ability of the remainder to colonize lowland sites elsewhere in their ranges is taken as evidence of their resistance to drought conditions. Rhinotyphlops erythraeus (Scortecci 1928), which is known only from the type locality at an altitude of 2200 m, might conceivably be an Eritrean montane endemic, but the two nominally endemic anurans have no evident associations with high elevations and may therefore extend into neighboring territories. The taxonomic status of Phrynobatrachus tellinii Peracca 1904 is very uncertain, but it has been possible to reach more definite conclusions about Rana cornii Scortecci 1929 and R. demarchii Scortecci 1929 following examination of the single surviving syntype of each species, recently rediscovered in London. The evidence from these specimens is that R. cornii is a junior synonym of Ptychadena schubotzi (Sternfeld 1917), while the name demarchii seems to represent a valid species which is most appropriately retained in the genus Rana (sensu DuBois 1992), at least until its relationships can be more satisfactorily determined on the basis of fresh material.1 aLargen, Malcolm, J.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/45900430nas a2200121   4500008004100000245009300041210006900134300001200203490000600215100001900221700001400240856005400254       1996                        eng d00aAnuran egg predation and heterocannibalism in a breeding community of East African frogs0 aAnuran egg predation and heterocannibalism in a breeding communi  a333-3470 v91 aDrewes, R., C.1 aAltig, R.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/46900415nas a2200109   4500008004100000245010500041210006900146300001200215490000600227100001800233856005400251       1994                        eng d00aRevision of the genus Aubria Boulenger 1917 (Amphibia Ranidae) with the description of a new species0 aRevision of the genus Aubria Boulenger 1917 Amphibia Ranidae wit  a255-2690 v71 aPerret, J.-L.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/50901124nas a2200121   4500008004100000245009200041210006900133300001200202490000700214520070300221100002400924856005400948       2000                        eng d00aAnother new species of Ptychadena Boulenger 1917 from Ethiopia (Amphibia Anura Ranidae)0 aAnother new species of Ptychadena Boulenger 1917 from Ethiopia A  a171-1780 v133 aPtychadena wadei n. sp. is described from grassland at moderate elevation, south of Lake Tana in Ethiopia. The new taxon is distinguished from all NE African congeners with comparably restricted webbing by its small size, compact body from, the arrangement of skin folds on the back and details of colour pattern, particularly on the hindlimbs. It remains unknown whether P. wadei is a montane endemic, with a type locality perhaps near the lower limit of its altitudinal range, or a more widespread savanna form that has succeeded in penetrating the foothills of the Ethiopian plateau. Lake Tana and the surrounding mountains are a part of the country much in need of further herpetological study.1 aLargen, Malcolm, J.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/41100506nas a2200121   4500008004100000245014600041210006900187260001300256300001200269490000700281100002400288856007200312       2001                        eng d00aThe status of the genus Phrynobatrachus Gunther 1862 in Ethiopia and Eritrea, including description of a new species (Amphibia Anura Ranidae)0 astatus of the genus Phrynobatrachus Gunther 1862 in Ethiopia and  cDecember  a287-3060 v141 aLargen, Malcolm, J.  ufile://localhost/Users/breda/Desktop/Literature/L/Largen%202001.pdf00396nas a2200109   4500008004100000245008600041210006900127300001200196490000700208100001700215856005400232       2001                        eng d00aCatalogue of the amphibians of Ethiopia, including a key for their identification0 aCatalogue of the amphibians of Ethiopia including a key for thei  a307-4020 v141 aLargen, M.J.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/37900555nas a2200121   4500008004100000245020300041210007100244300001400315490000700329100002400336700001900360856005400379       2004                        eng d00aA conservation assessment of amphibians in the Forêt Classée du Pic de Fon, Simandou Range, southeastern Republic of Guinea, with the description of a new Amnirana species (Amphibia Anura Ranidae)0 aconservation assessment of amphibians in the Forêt Classée du Pi  a201–2320 v171 aRödel, Mark-Oliver1 aBangoura, M.A.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/21700483nas a2200133   4500008004100000245011900041210006900160300001100229490000700240100001600247700001700263700001500280856005400295       2004                        eng d00aFive new species of Nectophrynoides Noble 1926 (Amphibia Anura Bufonidae) from the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania0 aFive new species of Nectophrynoides Noble 1926 Amphibia Anura Bu  a97-1210 v171 aMenegon, M.1 aSalvidio, S.1 aLoader, S.  uhttps://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/node/219