Hyperolius substriatus Ahl, 1931

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 : 206

Hyperolius substriatus Ahl, 1931

East Africa Reed Frog

Material. MOUNT LICO (base): BMNH 2018.2546– 48, PEM A13701–03; MOUNT LICO (top): BMNH 2018.2561; MOUNT SOCONE (top): BMNH 2018.2549–50, PEM A13731, MHNM: WC-6420. Identification. Despite showing a great variety of color patterns ( Fig. 3M–O ), this species could be identified based on the following combination of characters: light band on canthus, extending over upper eyelid usually beyond arm insertion; pupil horizontal; discs on fingers and toes usually reddish. The GenBank BLAST search shows 100% sequence similarity with H. substriatus from the base of Mount Namuli, Mozambique ( MK 509637). Comments. Specimens were found at night calling close to streams.

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Fig. 3. Amphibians from Mount Lico and Mount Socone, northern Mozambique. (A) Arthroleptis aff. francei; (B) Arthroleptis sp.; (C) A. stenodactylus (mountain form); (D) A. stenodactylus (lowland form); (E) A. xenodactyloides; (F) Leptopelis broadleyi; (G) L. flavomaculatus; (H) Breviceps sp.; (I) Mertensophryne cf. loveridgei; (J) Sclerophrys gutturalis; (K) Hemisus marmoratus; (L) Hyperolius marmoratus albofasciatus; (M–O) H. substriatus; (P) H. tuberilinguis; (Q) Nothophryne sp.; (R) Scolecomorphus kirkii.