Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther 1858)

Jongsma, Gregory F. M., Tobi, Elie, Dixon-MacCallum, Graham P., Bamba-Kaya, Abraham, Yoga, Jean-Aimé, Mbega, Jean-Daniel, Beh, Jean-Hervé Mve, Emrich, Andrea M., Blackburn Abstract. - We, David C., This, Gabon. & Park, Batéké Plateau National, 2017, Amphibians of Haut-Ogooué Province, southeastern Gabon, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 144) 11 (1), pp. 1-23 : 10

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis (Günther 1858)

Material: Three (3) specimens. Doumaye: CAS 258174 ; OMNH 44786 ; GFMJ 1294 . Fig. 6F .

Comments: This highly aquatic species is associated with permanent bodies of water in savanna habitat and tolerant of disturbance ( Guibé and Lamotte 1958; Rödel 2000). We encountered this species at pristine savanna lakes as well as disturbed permanent pools in the village of Bafounou. This species is widely distributed across Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Zambia and Angola ( Rödel 2000). Within Gabon, H. occipitalis is known from: Batéké NP ( Zimkus and Larson 2013), Crystal Mountains NP ( Lötters et al. 2001), and Loango NP ( Burger et al. 2006). It is also known from the following areas: Ivindo, Rougier Gabon Forestry Concession (NCSM 78971–74) and from the Ouanga Plains, Basse-Banio in Nyanga province (USNM 580613–17).

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Fig. 6. Sclerophrys gracilipes CAS 258282 (A), Sclerophrys superciliaris GFMJ 1314 (B, C), Conraua crassipes ORB 97 (D, E), Hoplobatrachus occipitalis CAS 258278 (F), Afrixalus dorsalis ORB 140 (G) A. osorioi GFMJ 1356 (H).