Hyperolius parallelus Günther, 1858

Bittencourt-Silva Keywords., Gabriela B., 2019, A herpetological survey of western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 181) 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 7

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scientific name	Hyperolius parallelus Günther, 1858
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Angolan Reed Frog

Material. HILLWOOD FARM: BMNH 2018.5687–88, BMNH 2018.5689 ( Fig. 3O View Fig ), BMNH 2018.5690–94, BMNH 2018.5695; NKWAJI: BMNH 2018.5696, BMNH 2018.5697 ( Fig. 3P View Fig ), BMNH 2018.5698–5700. Comments: Specimens found near ponds in miombo woodland. These specimens show a color variation similar to the alborufus group (see Schiøtz 1999). Hyperolius parallelus is a taxonomically complex group due to its considerable color polymorphism. According to the BLAST search, the closest match (98% sequence similarity with JQ513623, JQ513626, and JQ 513625) is H. angolensis from Angola (see Conradie et al. 2012; Frost 2018).

References

Conradie W, Branch WR, Measey GJ, Tolley KA. 2012. A new species of Hyperolius Rapp, 1842 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from the Serra da Chela mountains, south-western Angola. Zootaxa 3269: 1 - 17.

Frost DR. 2018. Amphibian sSpecies of the World: an online reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, USA. Available: http: // research. amnh. org / vz / herpetology / amphibia / index. php [Accessed: 10 November 2018].

Schiotz A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Andreas S. Brahm, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 350 p.

Figures

Fig. 3. Amphibians of western Zambia. (A) Arthroleptis stenodactylus (BMNH 2018.5827), (B) Arthroleptis xenochirus (BMNH 2018.5811), (C) Schismaderma carens (BMNH 2018.5728), (D) Sclerophrys gutturalis (BMNH 2018.5701), (E) Sclerophrys lemairii, (F) Sclerophrys pusilla (BMNH 2018.5708), (G) Hemisus cf. guineensis (BMNH 2018.5800), (H) Hemisus cf. guineensis (BMNH 2018.5799), (I) Hemisus marmoratus (BMNH 2018.5713), (J) Hemisus marmoratus (BMNH 2018.5714), (K) Hyperolius dartevellei (BMNH 2018.5681), (L) Hyperolius major (BMNH 2018.5675), (M) Hyperolius marginatus (BMNH 2018.5667), (N) Hyperolius nasicus (BMNH 2018.5666), (O) Hyperolius parallelus (BMNH 2018.5689), (P) Hyperolius parallelus (BMNH 2018.5697), (Q) Hyperolius quinquevittatus, (R) Kassina senegalensis.