Breviceps sp.

Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Bayliss, Julian & Conradie, Werner, 2020, First herpetological surveys of Mount Lico and Mount Socone, Mozambique, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 247) 14 (2), pp. 198-217 : 205

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13258253

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scientific name

Breviceps sp.
status

 

Breviceps sp.

Material. MOUNT SOCONE (top): BMNH 2018.2501. Identification. Although this specimen is molecularly very similar to Breviceps mossambicus from Mount Lico (98% sequence similarity), they differ in coloration, skin texture, and morphology ( Fig. 3H View Fig ). The venter is white with dark vermiculation; dorsum dark brown, coarsely granular, with lighter brown coloration separating the granules; a yellowish (rather than white) band over the mouth, pointing downwards; a yellow band extending from the posterior border of the eye to the anterior insertion of the arm; yellow blotches on the flanks; the “neck” region is elongated; and the toes and fingers are relatively long. Poynton (1964) and Poynton and Pritchard (1976) discuss the role of digit reduction in Breviceps as an adaptation to living in savannah, while the ancestral state is considered to be a forest form. Comments. The specimen was collected in a pitfall trap. This form represents a new species and is currently being described.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Brevicipitidae

Genus

Breviceps

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