Abstract
The puddle frog genus Phrynobatrachus Günther, 1862 comprises about 64 currently recognized species (Frost, 1985). Of these, only the tadpoles of P. natalensis (Smith, 1849) (Power, 1927; Channing, 2001), P. guineensis Guibé & Lamotte, 1961(Rödel,1998) and P. alticola Guibé & Lamotte, 1961 (Rödel & Ernst, 2002) have been described. Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932 (Dwarf Puddle frog, Wager, 1986; Mababe River frog, Frank & Ramus, 1996) is a small frog that usually calls from low in thick vegetation on flooded terrains close to the water. Very little has been published about the biology of this species. Passmore & Carruthers (1979) reported the advertisement call of P. mababiensis, and Wager (1986) provided a few comments about the tadpole (see discussion below). Herein we describe the tadpole of Phrynobatrachus mababiensis.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2003
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Copyright © 2003 ASG and ASA. This article first appeared in Alytes 20, no. 3-4 (2003): 132-36.
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Recommended Citation
de Sá, Rafael O., and Alan Channing. "The Tadpole of Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932 (Anura, Ranidae, Petropedetinae)." Alytes 20, no. 3-4 (2003): 132-36.
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