Amnirana lepus (Andersson 1903)

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 : 16

Amnirana lepus (Andersson 1903)

Material: Fifteen (15) specimens. Doumaye: CAS 258143–45, GFMJ 1250–52, 1255–57. Mboua: CAS 258224–26, 258279–81, GFMJ 1394. Fig. 11B, C .

Comments: This large arboreal species is commonly found along forested streams at night on vegetation 0.5– 1.5 meters above the ground. A single individual was encountered on a rock in the center of a stream. Amnirana lepus releases a pungent sour odor when captured, which smells like vinegar. H-W Hermman observed other species kept in the same container with A. lepus from western Cameroon died (HWH, pers. comm.). This is possibly due to the presence of peptides ( Daly et al. 2004). This species is known from Ivindo NP ( Frétey and Blanc 2001), Moukalaba-Doudou ( Burger et al. 2004), and near Ndjolé (CAS 258115; -0.193950, 10.784770).

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Fig. 11. Amnirana amnicola CAS 258224 (A) A. lepus CAS 258144, 258224 (B, C), Phrynobatrachus africanus CAS 258223, GFMJ 1389 (D, E, F, G), Chiromantis rufescens GFMJ 1095 (H).