@article {343,
	title = {First record of the genus Acanthixalus Laurent, 1944 from the upper Guinean rain forest, West Africa, with the description of a new species},
	journal = {Journal of Herpetology},
	volume = {37},
	number = {1},
	year = {2003},
	month = {March 2003},
	pages = {43-52},
	abstract = {We describe a new species of Acanthixalus from southwestern Ivory Coast Acanthixalus sonjae sp. nov. differs from the Central African Acanthixalus spinosus genetically by 4.6\% in the investigated 16S rRNA. Morphologically adult frogs are very similar to A. spinosus. Male A. sonjae have wider heads and probably smaller gular glands than A. spinosus. Tadpoles of A. sonjae differ by much longer tails. Acanthixalus sonjae males are apparently mute. The new species is semiaquatic and lives in large waterfilled cavities of trees in secondary and primary rain forest Tadpoles complete metamorphosis in three months. They are at least partly carnivorous.},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://PREV200300584872},
	author = {R{\"o}del, Mark-Oliver and Kosuch, Joachim and Veith, Michael and Ernst, Raffael}
}
@article {388,
	title = {Multiple overseas dispersal in amphibians},
	journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Series B: Biological Sciences},
	volume = {270},
	number = {1532},
	year = {2003},
	month = {7 December},
	pages = {2435-2442},
	abstract = {Amphibians are thought to be unable to disperse over ocean barriers because they do not tolerate the osmotic stress of salt water. Their distribution patterns have therefore generally been explained by vicariance biogeography. Here, we present compelling evidence for overseas dispersal of frogs in the Indian Ocean region based on the discovery of two endemic species on Mayotte. This island belongs to the Comoro archipelago, which is entirely volcanic and surrounded by sea depths of more than 3500 m. This constitutes the first observation of endemic amphibians on oceanic islands that did not have any past physical contact to other land masses. The two species of frogs had previously been thought to be non-endemic and introduced from Madagascar, but clearly represent new species based on their morphological and genetic differentiation. They belong to the genera Mantidactylus and Boophis in the family Mantellidae that is otherwise restricted to Madagascar, and are distinguished by morphology and mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences from mantellid species occurring in Madagascar. This discovery permits us to update and test molecular clocks for frogs distributed in this region. The new calibrations are in agreement with previous rate estimates and indicate two further Cenozoic transmarine dispersal events that had previously been interpreted as vicariance: hyperoliid frogs from Africa to Madagascar (Heterixalus) and from Madagascar to the Seychelles islands (Tachycnemis). Our results provide the strongest evidence so far that overseas dispersal of amphibians exists and is no rare exception, although vicariance certainly retains much of its importance in explaining amphibian biogeography.},
	url = {file://localhost/Users/breda/Desktop/Literature/V/Vences\%20et\%20al\%202003.pdf},
	author = {Vences, Miguel and Vieites, David R. and Glaw, Frank and Brinkmann, Henner and Kosuch, Joachim and Veith, Michael and Meyer, Axel}
}
@article {263,
	title = {What do we know about the amphibians from the Kenyan central and western highlands? A faunistic and taxonomic review},
	journal = {Salamandra},
	volume = {42},
	number = {2-3},
	year = {2006},
	month = {Aug 20 2006},
	pages = {165-179},
	abstract = {We 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.},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://PREV200600620095},
	author = {L{\"o}tters, Stefan and Rotich, Damaris and Koester, Timo E. and Kosuch, Joachim and Muchai, Vincent and Scheelke, Karin and Schick, Susanne and Teege, Patrick and Wasonga, D. Victor and Veith, Michael}
}
@article {709,
	title = {A new squeaker frog (Arthroleptidae: Arthroleptis) from the Cameroon Volcanic Line with redescriptions of Arthroleptis adolfifriederici Nieden, 1911 {\textquotedblleft}1910{\textquotedblright} and A. variabilis Matschie, 1893},
	journal = {Breviora},
	volume = {515},
	year = {2009},
	pages = {1-23},
	author = {Blackburn, David C. and Kosuch, Joachim and Burger, Marius and Schmitz, Andreas and Wagner, Philip and Gonwouo, L. Nono and Hillers, Annika and R{\"o}del, Mark-Oliver}
}
@article {91,
	title = {A new species of Cardioglossa (Anura : Arthroleptidae) from the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa},
	journal = {Copeia},
	number = {3},
	year = {2008},
	month = {Sep 10 2008},
	pages = {603-612},
	abstract = {We describe a new frog species of the genus Cardioglosso from the Upper Guinean forests of West Africa. Cardioglosso occidentalis, new species, is found in primary rainforests in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. We demonstrate that this species is morphologically and genetically distinct from C. leucomystax, the species to which these populations were previously assigned. Cardioglossa occidentalis differs from similar congeners by the following combination of markings: fusion or near fusion of all three dorsal lobes (cephalic, scapular, and lumbar); prominent white line extending anteriorly from arm terminates ventral to eye; dark mask extending posteriorly from eye continues unbroken beyond posterior border of scapular lobe; lateral body covered in very few, large dark spots rimmed with thin white. Cordioglosso occidentalis appears related to C. leucomystax, C. melanoguster, and C. schioetzi. This description brings the number of Cardioglossa species to 16.},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://PREV200800591183},
	author = {Blackburn, David C. and Kosuch, Joachim and Schmitz, Andreas and Burger, Marius and Wagners, Philipp and Gonwouo, L. Nono and Hillers, Annika and R{\"o}del, Mark-Oliver}
}
