Hyperolius pardalis (Laurent 1948)

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 : 14

Hyperolius pardalis (Laurent 1948)

Material: Twenty (20) specimens. Doumaye: CAS 258162, 258203–06, OMNH 44794–99, GFMJ 1281, 1363. Mboua: CAS 258219–20, GFMJ 1447–51. GFMJ Fig. 9D–H .

Comments: We encountered H. pardalis in disturbed areas. One female was found on a tent, where we camped in a field in Doumaye. All other individuals were encountered in vegetation next to a small fish pond, adjacent to a forested stream. Of 17 males encountered, two males demonstrated the F-phase representing 11.8% of the male population sampled ( Fig. 6 D–H ). This species can be distinguished from the similar species Hyperolius bolifambae by its distinct vocal sac, which is pearl-white posterior to the gular gland ( Amiet 2012). In Gabon, Hyperolius pardalis is known from Crystal Mountains NP ( Lötters et al. 2001), Rabi-Toucan ( Burger et al. 2006), and Ivindo NP ( Frétey and Blanc 2001).

Figures

Fig. 9. Hyperolius ocellatus CAS 258142, GFMJ 1184 (A–C), H. pardalis GFMJ 1281, CAS 258204, OMNH 44797, CAS 258162 (D–H).

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).