Description of a new cryptic species of African sand frog, Tomopterna damarensis (Anura: Ranidae), from Namibia

Abstract

Sand frogs of the African genus Tomopterna Duméril and Bibron, 1841 comprise seven described cryptic species. In this paper we describe a new species from Khorixas, north west Namibia. It is considered a distinct form based on the advertisement call, morphology and mitochondrial DNA sequences.