@article {2509, title = {Reproductive modes and their unexpected diversity in the Atlantic forest of Brazil}, journal = {Bioscience}, volume = {55}, year = {2005}, month = {2005}, pages = {207-217}, author = {Haddad, C.F.B. and Prado, C.P.A.} } @article {309, title = {The taxonomy and ethology of the Afrixalus stuhlmanni complex (Anura: Hyperoliidae)}, journal = {Steenstrupia}, volume = {29}, number = {1}, year = {2005}, month = {2005}, pages = {1-37}, abstract = {The Afrixalus stuhlmanni complex is defined. Mating calls and morphology of this seemingly closely related group of eastern and southern African frogs are analyzed in a critical attempt to determine V species parameters and evolutionary trends. Six taxa belonging to three species are recognized. Two "benchmark" taxa, Megalixalus stuhlmanni Pfeffer, 1893 and Megalixalus brachycnemis Boulenger, 1896 - long confused with other species in the literature - are identified, and taxonomic amendments are proposed. A key to eastern and southern African dwarf Afrixalus taxa is provided. Hyperoliuspygmaeus Ahl, 1931 is newly synonymized with A. stuhlmanni stuhlmanni (Pfeffer, 1893).}, url = {://PREV200600177848}, author = {Pickersgill, Martin} } @article {1111, title = {African biodiversity hotspots: The reptiles of Mt Nlonako, Cameroon. Revue suisse de Zoologie}, journal = {evue suisse de Zoologie}, volume = {112}, year = {2005}, pages = {1045-1069}, author = {Herrmann, H.-W. and W. B{\"o}hme and Euskirchen, O. and Herrmann, P. A. and Schmitz, A.} } @article {741, title = {The amphibians of the forested parts of south-western Ghana}, journal = {Salamandra}, volume = {41}, year = {2005}, pages = {107-127}, author = {R{\"o}del, Mark-Oliver and M. Gil and A.C. Agyei and A.D. Leach{\'e} and R.E. Diaz and M.K. Fujita and R. Ernst} } @mastersthesis {1362, title = {Chytridiomycosis, an emerging infectious disease of amphibians in South Africa}, year = {2005}, school = {North-West University}, type = {mastersPhD}, address = {Potchefstroom, South Africa}, author = {Weldon, C.} } @article {1114, title = {Les Hyperolius camerounais du groupe d{\textquoteright}H. nasutus}, journal = {Rev. suisse Zool.}, volume = {112}, year = {2005}, pages = {271-310}, author = {J.-L. Amiet} } @article {1251, title = {A new cryptic Dainty Frog from East Africa (Anura: Ranidae: Cacosternum)}, journal = {African Journal of Herpetology}, volume = {54}, year = {2005}, pages = {139-148}, author = {Channing, A. and Brun, C. and Burger, M. and Febvre, S. and Moyer, D.} } @article {2279, title = {A new large tree frog from north-western Gabon (Hyperoliidae: Leptopelis).}, journal = {Herpetological Journal. London}, volume = {15}, year = {2005}, pages = {149-152}, author = {L{\"o}tters, S. and Rodel, M.-O. and Burger, M.} } @article {1319, title = {A new species of Boulengerula Tornier (Amphibia: Gymnophiona: Caeciliidae) from an isolated mountain block of the Taita Hills, Kenya}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {1004}, year = {2005}, pages = {37-50}, author = {M{\"u}ller, H. and Measey, G.J. and Loader, S.P. and Malonza, P.K.} } @article {2452, title = {A new species of stream frog, Strongylopus (Anura: Ranidae) from Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, with comments on a {\textquoteright}northern volcanic mountains group{\textquoteright} within the genus.}, journal = {African Journal of Herpetology}, volume = {54}, year = {2005}, pages = {53-60}, author = {Clarke, B. T. and Poynton, J.C.} } @article {194, title = {Animal Genome Size Database}, volume = {2005}, number = {23 March}, year = {2005}, url = {http://www.genomesize.com/}, author = {Gregory, T.R.} } @article {216, title = {The evolution of large size: how does Cope{\textquoteright}s Rule work?}, journal = {Tends in Ecology and Evolution}, volume = {20}, number = {1}, year = {2005}, pages = {4-6}, keywords = {miniaturization}, author = {Hone, D.W.E. and M. Benton} } @article {353, title = {Oviposition site selection in a complex and variable environment: the role of habitat quality and conspecific cues}, journal = {Oecologia}, volume = {142}, year = {2005}, pages = {316-325}, keywords = {Phrynobatrachus}, author = {Rudolf, V.W.H. and R{\"o}del, Mark-Oliver} } @article {360, title = {A phylogeny of ranid frogs (Anura : Ranoidea : Ranidae), based on a simultaneous analysis of morphological and molecular data}, journal = {Cladistics}, volume = {21}, number = {6}, year = {2005}, note = {Using Smart Source ParsingDEC}, pages = {507-574}, abstract = {During the last two decades, major taxonomic rearrangements were instituted in the anuran family Ranidae. Most of these changes were not based on phylogenetic analysis, and many are controversial. Addressing the phylogeny of Ranidae requires broader taxon sampling within the superfamily Ranoidea, the phylogenetic relationships and higher classification of which are also in a state of flux. No comprehensive attempt has yet been made to reconstruct ranid phylogeny using both morphological and molecular data. In the present contribution, data from 178 organismal characters were collated for 74 exemplar species representing the families Arthroleptidae, Hemisotidae, Hyperoliidae, Mantellidae Microhylidae, Petropedetidae, Rhacophoridae, Sooglossidae, and most subfamilies of Ranidae. These were combined with similar to 1 kb of DNA sequence from the mitochondrial 12S rDNA and 16S rDNA gene regions in a simultaneous parsimony analysis with direct optimization. Results support the classification of Hemisus with the brevicipitine microhylids, confirm that Arthroleptidae (and its two component subfamilies Astylosterninae and Arthroleptinae) are monophyletic, and advocate the recognition of Leptopelidae. Monophyly of Ranidae is compromised by recognition of Petropedetidae, Rhacophoridae and Mantellidae, which should be recognized as subfamilies of Ranidae at present. Furthermore, Petropedetidae was found to be grossly paraphyletic, comprising three clades which are all considered separate subfamilies of Ranidae, i.e., Petropedetinae, Phrynobatrachinae and Cacosterninae. Three well defined subfamilies of Ranidae were consistently retrieved as monophyletic in a sensitivity analysis, i.e., Tomopterninae, Ptychadeninae and Pyxicephalinae. However, Ptychadeninae and Pyxicephalinae were embedded in Raninae and Dicroglossinae, respectively. Ceratobatrachinae is removed from Dicroglossinae. Dicroglossinae is synonymized with Pyxicephalinae. A new subfamily Strongylopinae is proposed. Raninae should be conservatively treated as a "metataxon" (sensu Ford and Cannatella, 1993) until such time as it is fully revised. Tomopterninae is removed from synonymy with Cacosterninae. Morphological synapomorphies are reported for major monophyletic clades retrieved in the simultaneous analysis with equal weights. The present study found that many Old World clades appear to contain both African and Asian taxa, contrary to the findings of some recent biogeographical analyses. This study demonstrates the value of broad taxonomic sampling in ranid phylogeny, and highlights the immense contribution that can be made from detailed morphological data. (C) The Willi Hennig Society 2005.}, author = {Scott, Elizabeth} } @article {381, title = {A previously unrecognized radiation of ranid frogs in Southern Africa revealed by nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences}, journal = {Molecular Phylogenetics \& Evolution}, volume = {37}, number = {3}, year = {2005}, note = {Using Smart Source ParsingDEC}, pages = {674-685}, abstract = {In sub-Saharan Africa, amphibians are represented by a large number of endemic frog genera and species of incompletely clarified phylogenetic relationships. This applies especially to African frogs of the family Ranidae. We provide a molecular phylogenetic hypothesis for ranids, including 11 of the 12 African endemic genera. Analysis of nuclear (rag-1, rag-2, and rhodopsin genes) and mitochondrial markers (12S and 16S ribosomal RNA genes) provide evidence for an endemic clade of African genera of high morphological and ecological diversity thus far assigned to up to five different subfamilies: Afrana, Cacosternum, Natalobatrachus, Pyxi-cephalus, Strongylopus, and Tomopterna. This clade has its highest species diversity in southern Africa, suggesting a possible biogeographic connection with the Cape Floral Region. Bayesian estimates of divergence times place the initial diversification of the southern African ranid clade at similar to 62-85 million years ago, concurrent with the onset of the radiation of Afrotherian mammals. These and other African ranids (Conraua, Petropedetes, Phrynobatrachus, and Pytchadena) are placed basally within the Ranoidae with respect to the Eurasian groups, which suggests an African origin for this whole epifamily. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.}, author = {van der Meijden, Arie and Vences, Miguel and Hoegg, Simone and Meyer, Axel} } @article {163, title = {The amphibian fauna of The Gambia, West Africa}, journal = {Herpetological Bulletin}, number = {94}, year = {2005}, month = {Win 2005}, pages = {6-16}, url = {://PREV200600506623}, author = {Emms, Craig and Jambang, Malang Dk and Bah, Ousman and Mankali, Bfnta and R{\"o}del, Mark-Oliver and Barnett, Linda} } @article {166, title = {Anthropogenically induced changes of predictability in tropical anuran assemblages}, journal = {Ecology (Washington D C)}, volume = {86}, number = {11}, year = {2005}, month = {Nov 2005}, pages = {3111-3118}, abstract = {Anthropogenic habitat alteration has long been neglected as a factor in the analysis of predictability patterns in biological communities. We tested this factor by investigating anuran leaf litter assemblages in primary and secondary forests of Tai National Park, Ivory Coast, during two years.We measured predictability of assemblage composition by analyzing correlations between the off-diagonal elements of distance matrices based on (1) species distribution, (2) environmental characteristics, and (3) geographic distance. Pairwise correlations between matrices were significant in all cases when considering data pooled across time and habitats. A different pattern emerged when data were split according to season and disturbance level (i.e., primary vs. secondary habitats). Assemblage composition in primary habitats was correlated with geographic proximity of sites exclusively, indicating otherwise stochastic recruitment from a regional species pool at the local community level. In contrast, assemblage composition in secondary habitats was predictable based on environmental parameters, not geographical proximity. This can be inferred to be the result of a strong local site filter effect (i.e., physiologically more-restrictive conditions within secondary forest habitats, especially due to an altered microclimate). Results were consistent throughout seasons. The observed transition in predictability patterns indicates that anthropogenic disturbance not only affects system descriptors, such as species richness, abundance, and diversity, but may also alter the system{\textquoteright}s dynamics.}, url = {://PREV200600094521}, author = {Ernst, Raffael and R{\"o}del, Mark-Oliver} } @article {191, title = {The herpetofauna of Upper Niger National Park, Guinea, West Africa}, journal = {Scientific Papers Natural History Museum the University of Kansas}, number = {37}, year = {2005}, month = {Mar 31 05}, pages = {1-21}, abstract = {We conducted a preliminary survey of the herpetofauna in Upper Niger National Park at the end of the dry season in 2002. Museum holdings and literature records from localities within the park were combined with our data to obtain an overall picture of the herpetofauna. The park contains a mosaic of forest and savanna that straddles the Niger River. Twenty-two species of amphibians and 34 species of reptiles were recorded from the park, four species of amphibians and two of reptiles are the first records from Guinea. Seven species of reptiles are listed as threatened by the IUCN Red List or CITES, but according to the Global Amphibian Assessment, none of the amphibians is threatened. Stomach contents of an arboreal colubrid snake included a species of bat (Mops condylurus), which represents the first confirmed record from Guinea. Conservation of the park is paramount because: 1) it is the only protected area containing dry forest in Guinea; 2) gallery forest provides suitable habitat for amphibian, reptile, and mammal species otherwise restricted to tropical rainforest elsewhere in West Africa; and 3) several species of threatened reptiles endemic to West Africa are in the park.}, url = {://PREV200510129702}, author = {Greenbaum, Eli and Carr, John L.} } @article {438, title = {Cardioglossa liberiensis Barbour \& Loveridge 1927 is a junior synonym of Phrynobatrachus fraterculus (Chabanaud 1921)}, journal = {African Journal of Herpetology}, volume = {54}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, month = {Dec 2005}, pages = {171-179}, abstract = {

In 1927, Barbour \& Loveridge described two species of Cardioglossa based on seven specimens from Liberia: C decorata (six specimens) and C. liberiensis. Cardioglosso decorata has long been recognized as a junior synonym of Phrynobatrachus fraterculus (Chabanaud 1921), which is known from Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Me d\’lvoire. Cardioglossa liberiensis Barbour \& Loveridge 1927, known from only a single specimen, is also a junior synonym of P. fraterculus (Chabanaud 192 1). Cardioglossa liberiensis represents the seemingly rare \"maculiventris\" colour phase of P. fraterculus that was first recognized by Guibe \& Lamotte (1963). At present, only two species of Cardioglossa, C aureoli and C leucomystax, are known from west of Nigeria.

}, url = {://PREV200600147254}, author = {Blackburn, D.C.} } @article {357, title = {Distribution patterns of amphibians from the Kakamega Forest, Kenya}, journal = {African Journal of Herpetology}, volume = {54}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, month = {Dec 2005}, pages = {185-190}, abstract = {We discuss generalized geographical range patterns for the 24 anuran species that occur in the Kakamega Forest, western Kenya. Eight distributions are distinguished: from "western Equatorial Rift Valley" to almost entire sub-Saharan. The former may be more common than previously assumed, because some species displaying this geographical range pattern were only recently identified out of species complexes with large distributions. In contrast, continuous distributions of species over the Congo basin may be less common than currently understood.}, url = {://PREV200600147256}, author = {Schick, Susanne and Veith, Michael and L{\"o}tters, Stefan} } @article {124, title = {A new cryptic dainty frog from east Africa (Anura: Ranidae: Cacosternum)}, journal = {African Journal of Herpetology}, volume = {54}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, month = {Dec 2005}, pages = {139-148}, abstract = {We describe a new species of dainty frog in the genus Cacosternum (Ranidae) from East Africa. It is similar morphologically to Cacosternum boettgeri from the interior of southern Africa, and is distinguished on the basis of an advertisement call with double or treble pulsed notes. Skeletal and DNA sequence differences support the species status of this taxon. It is known from northern Tanzania and the highlands of Kenya.}, url = {://PREV200600147251}, author = {Channing, Alan and Brun, Caroline and Burger, Marius and Febvre, Severine and Moyer, David} } @article {129, title = {A new forest toad from the Ukaguru mountains, Tanzania (Bufonidae : Nectophrynoides)}, journal = {African Journal of Herpetology}, volume = {54}, number = {2}, year = {2005}, month = {Dec 2005}, pages = {149-157}, abstract = {

A new species of Nectophrynoides is described from the Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania. It is distinguished from the other species in the genus by a combination of morphological characters. This is the only African bufonid known with a biphasic vocalization.

}, url = {://PREV200600147252}, author = {Channing, Alan and Menegon, Michele and Salvidio, Sebastiano and Akker, Scott} } @article {227, title = {Contribution to the taxonomy of hyperoliid frogs (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae): advertisement calls of twelve species from East and Central Africa}, journal = {African Zoology}, volume = {40}, number = {1}, year = {2005}, month = {Apr 05}, pages = {127-142}, abstract = {

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.

}, url = {://PREV200510106706}, author = {J{\"o}rn K{\"o}hler and Scheelke, Karin and Schick, Susanne and Veith, Michael and L{\"o}tters, Stefan} }