New Reed Frog from Mozambique

https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4379.2.2

Hyperolius stictus
Diagnosed by the lack of: spines on throat, heel spot, dorsolateral stripes, canthal stripe(extending to snout), light triangle on snout, translucent green belly, white gular disc.
It has small yellow spots on the sides of the back.

Male colouration in life.

Found in northern Mozambique.

Conradie, W., Verburgt, L., Portik, D.M., Ohler, A., Bwong, B.A. and Lawson, L.P. 2018. A new Reed Frog (Hyperoliidae: Hyperolius) from coastal northeastern Mozambique. Zootaxa. 4374 (2). 177-198.

(Thanks to Alex [@alexanderr] for writing this up)

Posted on April 3, 2018 02:37 AM by calebcam