02160nas a2200241   4500008004100000245012100041210006900162260001600231300001200247490000700259520141600266100002101682700002001703700002201723700002001745700002001765700002001785700002001805700001901825700002001844700001901864856003501883       2006                        eng d00aWhat do we know about the amphibians from the Kenyan central and western highlands? A faunistic and taxonomic review0 aWhat do we know about the amphibians from the Kenyan central and  cAug 20 2006  a165-1790 v423 aWe reviewed the pertinent faunistic and taxonomic knowledge available from literature and scientific collections OD the amphibians from the central and western highlands of Kenya. Fifty-four anuran species in 19 genera and 12 families were recognized. Higher taxa are those also found in adjacent African regions. Exceptions are some genera otherwise known from extreme East Africa which, along with the order Gymnophiona, are absent from the central and western highlands of Kenya. The species Ptychadena schillukorum, P taenioscelis and Afrixalus osorioi are reported for the first time from Kenyan territory. The taxonomy of several species is poorly resolved, underlining the need for more alpha-taxonomic effort. This should include the application of modern methods, as molecular markers to uncover cryptic species diversity. We calculated 9.04 +/- 6.11 (1-30) localities per species (n = 54) and 3.98 +/- 2.88 (1-25) species per locality (n = 127), showing that sampling for both species and localities is of different quality and apparently far from complete. Sampling bias due to accessibility may play a role, and more comprehensive field surveys are suggested. It may be considered that certain amphibians reach their geographic range limits just at the periphery of the Kenyan central and western highlands (e.g. "Congolian" forest taxa) or are restricted to a small distribution within that region.1 aLötters, Stefan1 aRotich, Damaris1 aKoester, Timo, E.1 aKosuch, Joachim1 aMuchai, Vincent1 aScheelke, Karin1 aSchick, Susanne1 aTeege, Patrick1 aWasonga, Victor1 aVeith, Michael  u<Go to ISI>://PREV20060062009501871nas a2200181   4500008004100000245015300041210006900194260001100263300001200274490000700286520126200293100001901555700002001574700002001594700001901614700002101633856003501654       2005                        eng d00aContribution to the taxonomy of hyperoliid frogs (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae): advertisement calls of twelve species from East and Central Africa0 aContribution to the taxonomy of hyperoliid frogs Amphibia Anura   cApr 05  a127-1420 v403 a<p>Detailed advertisement call descriptions are provided for 12 species of hyperoliid frogs (Afrixalus dorsalis, A. osorioi, A. paradorsalis, A. quadrivittatus, Hyperolius cystocandicans, H. glandicolor H. langi, H. montanus, H. phantasticus, H. puncticulatus, Leptopelis christyi, Phlyctimantis cf. boulengeri) from different localities in East Africa and Gabon. The call of each species is figured in a spectrogram and waveform. East African populations of frogs of the Afrixalus fulvovittatus complex are considered to represent A. quadrivittatus (formerly a junior synonym of A. fulvovittatus). Its advertisement call differs significantly from West African populations reported as A. vittiger. The allocation of green and golden colour morphs from Mount Kenya to the species H. cystocandicans is confirmed by bioacoustics. The presence of H. kuligae in East Africa (Uganda) is doubted. Based on morphological comparisons with type specimens, calls of Phlyctimantis recorded in Gabon are tentatively referred to R boulengeri. The species is supposed to occur in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of Congo according to advertisement call comparisons. West African populations of Phlyctimantis may represent an undescribed species.</p>
1 aKöhler, Jörn1 aScheelke, Karin1 aSchick, Susanne1 aVeith, Michael1 aLötters, Stefan  u<Go to ISI>://PREV200510106706