Hyperolius olivaceus (Peters 1876)

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 olivaceus (Peters 1876)

Material: Ten (10) specimens. Doumaye: CAS 258158– 59; GFMJ 1489–91. Mboua: CAS 258217–18; GFMJ 1380–82. Fig. 7H .

Comments: This disturbance specialist is common across Gabon. This species was until recently considered a subspecies of the very widespread Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris . However, it was recently elevated based on molecular, ecological, and phenotypic data ( Bell et al. 2017). It is known from Loango ( Burger et al. 2006), Moukalaba-Doudou ( Burger et al., 2004), and from Libreville (Gratwick et al. 2011). We encountered individuals around artificial bodies of water in grasses and palm fronds, but never within closed canopy forests. We sequenced 16S rRNA from GFMJ 1489–91 and confirmed their identification using BLAST (GenBank accession: MF537693–95; closest GenBank sequence is MF376266; 100% identical).

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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).