Title
A new species of the Leptopelis modestus complex (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa.
Publication Date
2014
Document Type
Article
Abstract
We describe a new species of Leptopelis from the L. modestus complex. The new species is described from forest and lacustrine habitats of the Albertine Rift of Central Africa, is superficially similar to topotypic L. modestus from Cameroon, but it is distinguished by advertisement call, morphology, and sequences of 16S, cyt b, and RAG1. The new species is yet another amphibian that occurs in the Itombwe Plateau, further solidifying the position of the plateau as an area of conservation concern.
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Comments
Frank Portillo and Eli Greenbaum (2014) A New Species of the Leptopelis modestusComplex (Anura: Arthroleptidae) from the Albertine Rift of Central Africa. Journal of Herpetology: September 2014, Vol. 48, No. 3, pp. 394-406.