Afrixalus equatorialis ( Laurent, 1941 )

Badjedjea, Gabriel, Masudi, Franck M., Akaibe, Benjamin Dudu & Gvoždík, Václav, 2022, Amphibians of Kokolopori: an introduction to the amphibian fauna of the Central Congolian Lowland Forests, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 301) 16 (1), pp. 35-70 : 49

publication ID	1525-9153
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scientific name	Afrixalus equatorialis ( Laurent, 1941 )
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Afrixalus equatorialis ( Laurent, 1941) View in CoL

Fig. 7A–B.

Area: All.

Season/survey: Wet (May 2018, Nov 2018), dry (Aug 2019, Jul 2020).

Material: CSB:Herp: RNBK 016, 043, 095, 193, 272, 275, 280, 282, 296, 300, 342, 344, 346, 360, 392, 395, 437, 439, 457, 505, 509, 524, 537, 628, 654–657, 736, 757, 758, 804, 811; IVB-H-CD 18138, 18141, 18269, 18338, 18339; NMP-P6 V 76073/1–4.

Comments: A relatively little-known Afrixalus distributed only in rainforests of the northwestern to central Congo Basin. This species was found along streams in both disturbed and intact forest habitats. No specimens were observed calling. One couple was found in amplexus on the bank of the Lopori River. Dorsal coloration is brown at night, but gray to whitish during the day.