Hyperolius substriatus Ahl, 1931

Conradie, Werner, Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Engelbrecht, Hanlie M., Loader, Simon P., Menegon, Michele, Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao, Scott, Michael & Tolley, Krystal A., 2016, Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians, Zoosystematics and Evolution 92 (2), pp. 163-180 : 167

Hyperolius substriatus Ahl, 1931

Material

Mt. Mabu ( PEM A11235 , female, 27.7 mm SUL; PEM A11236 , female, 30.4 mm SUL; PEM A11237 , female, 28.0 mm SUL; PEM A11238 , female, 27.3 mm SUL; PEM A11239 , female, 29.0 mm SUL; PEM A11281 , female, 29.7 mm SUL; PEM A11282 , female, 29.6 mm SUL; PEM A11283 , female, 23.4 mm SUL; PEM A11284 , female, 35.3 mm SUL; PEM A11285 , female, 22.5 mm SUL; PEM A11286 , female, 22.1 mm SUL; PEM A11287 , female, 29.1 mm SUL; PEM A11288 , female, 27.2 mm SUL; PEM A11289 , female, 26.9 mm SUL), Mt. Namuli ( PEM A11314 , female, 27.3 mm SUL; PEM A11315 , female, 27.4 mm SUL; PEM A11316 , female, 23.4 mm SUL; PEM A11317 , female, 32.4 mm SUL; PEM A11318 , female, 32.4 mm SUL; PEM A11361 , female, 24.8 mm SUL) .

Comments

Found in abundance at low, mid (ca. 920 m asl) and high elevations along forested streams at both Mts. Mabu and Namuli. All material showed typical adult coloration, similar to that reported by Portik et al. (2013a) from Mt. Namuli.