Description of a new octoploid frog species (Anura: Pipidae: Xenopus) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a discussion of the biogeography of African clawed frogs in the Albertine Rift

We describe a new octoploid species of African clawed frog (Xenopus) from the Lendu Plateau in the northern Albertine Rift of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. This species is the sister taxon of Xenopus vestitus (another octoploid), but is distinguished by a unique morphology, vocalization...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of zoology (1987) 2011-04, Vol.283 (4), p.276-290
Hauptverfasser: Evans, B.J, Greenbaum, E, Kusamba, C, Carter, T.F, Tobias, M.L, Mendel, S.A, Kelley, D.B
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