Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris Peters, 1876

Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain & Rödel, Mark-Oliver, 2021, Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1), pp. 71-107 : 86

Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris Peters, 1876

Dark-bellied Reed Frog

Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0077 ( Fig. 9C ).

Comments: Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris occurs from western Ivory Coast into neighboring Liberia and Guinea in farmbush, heavily degraded forests, and occasionally in gallery forests within humid savannah ( Schiøtz 1967). We encountered the species in the Yéalé village (07°31.928’N, 008°25.401’W; 425 m asl), in an open but densely vegetated area close to swamps. The dorsal color varied from uniform brownish over light green to dense green. Some individuals with greyish-blue eyes exhibited a uniform yellow dorsal color. The belly of females was either dark or light grey. All males had a lighter belly. The male SULs ranged from 23.5–25.0 (N = 7), females reached 26.5–27.0 mm (N = 3).

Figures

Fig. 9. Hyperoliid frogs from Mount Nimba Integrated Nature Reserve: Hyperolius concolor female (A); H. concolor male (B); H. fusciventris fusciventris male (C); H. guttulatus female (D); H. lamottei female (E); H. lamottei male (F); H. nimbae female (G); H. nimbae male (H).