Arthroleptis stenodactylus Pfeffer, 1893

Bittencourt-Silva Keywords., Gabriela B., 2019, A herpetological survey of western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 181) 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 4

Arthroleptis stenodactylus Pfeffer, 1893

Shovel-footed Squeaker

Material. LUKWAKWA: BMNH 2018.5826, BMNH 2018.5827 ( Fig. 3A ), BMNH 2018.5828–29; NKWAJI: BMNH 2018.5830. Comments: Found in leaf litter in Cryptosepalum forest, in dambo and at edges of mushito. Arthroleptis stenodactylus as currently understood is widely distributed from Angola to Tanzania, and from Kenya to South Africa. This taxon clearly represents a species complex, possibly two ecologically distinct forms (see comments in Pickersgill 2007). All specimens listed above have white venters without any dark markings, large inner metatarsal tubercles and a dark line on each side running from the snout over the tympanum to the shoulder. Sequence similarity with A. stenodactylus from Malawi is 98% (GenBank accession numbers FJ 51098– 99).

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.