Hyperolius adspersus (Peters 1877)

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 adspersus (Peters 1877)

Material: Twelve (12) specimens. Doumaye: CAS 258167–69, 258332–33, 258170; GFMJ 1303–06. Fig. 7E–G .

Comments: We found H. adspersus in open, natural savanna habitat. Individuals called in high densities from grasses in and at the edge of shallow ponds. This species was previously considered a part of the Hyperolius nasutus complex ( Channing et al. 2013). This species is known from Batéké Plateau NP, Loango NP ( Burger et al. 2006), Moukalaba-Doudou NP ( Burger et al. 2004), and Pongara NP (Pauwels 2016). It is also known from Libreville (Gratwick et al. 2011).

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Fig. 7. Afrixalus osorioi CAS 258270, CAS 258161 (A, B), A. quadrivittatus GFMJ 1492 (C), Cryptothylax greshoffi OMNH 44789 (D), Hyperolius adspersus CAS 258168, 2583332, GMFJ 1304 (E–G), H. olivaceus CAS 258159 (H).