Leptopelis broadleyi Poynton, 1985

Conradie, Werner, Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B., Engelbrecht, Hanlie M., Loader, Simon P., Menegon, Michele, Nanvonamuquitxo, Cristovao, Scott, Michael & Tolley, Krystal A., 2016, Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians, Zoosystematics and Evolution 92 (2), pp. 163-180 : 166

Leptopelis broadleyi Poynton, 1985

Material

Mt. M’pàluwé ( PEM A11367 , male, 30.9 mm SUL) .

Comments

Sub-adult male specimen was collected from mid-elevation slopes while calling from low vegetation. This species is part of the Leptopelis argenteus group. Some authors regard this as a valid species ( Poynton and Broadley 1987, Schiøtz 1999, Channing and Howell 2006, Pickersgill 2007, Du Preez and Carruthers 2009, Mercurio 2011, Ohler and Frétey 2014), while Frost (2016) considers it as a junior synonym of Leptopelis argenteus based on similar calls. Herein we consider Leptopelis broadleyi as a valid species pending further investigation.