The Tadpole of Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932 (Anura, Ranidae, Petropedetinae)

Authors

Rafael O. de Sá, University of RichmondFollow
Alan Channing

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

Publisher Statement

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.