Hyperolius kuligae (Mertens 1940)

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 : 12

Hyperolius kuligae (Mertens 1940)

Material: Four (4) specimens. Doumaye: CAS 258238– 39, 258247, GMFJ 1418. Fig. 8F, G .

Comments: These individuals were found within closed forest on vegetation surrounding a still section of river that was dammed for manioc fermentation. The males exhibited a bright yellow coloration at night, which helps distinguish it from similar species like H. platyceps ( Amiet 2012) . This species is known from Ivindo NP ( Bell et al. 2011), Loango NP ( Burger et al. 2006), and Moukalaba-Doudou ( Burger et al.2004).

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Fig. 8. Hyperolius olivaceus GFMJ 1381, CAS 258218, GFMJ 1181, CAS 258108 (A–D), H. balfouri GFMJ 1307 (E), H. kuligae CAS 358247 (F, G), H. ocellatus CAS 258177 (H).