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A new forest toad from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania (Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides)

Published in: The Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa
Volume 54 , issue 2, pages: 149–157

DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2005.9635528

Author(s): Alan Channing, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, Michele Menegon, Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali, Italy, Sebastiano Salvidio, DIP.TE.RIS Corso Europa 26, Italy, Scott Akker, , United Kingdom,

Keywords: Bufonidae, Nectophrynoides, Tanzania, Eastern Arc, distribution, new species,

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Abstract

A new species of Nectophrynoides is described from the Ukaguru Mountains of Tanzania. It is distinguished from the other species in the genus by a combination of morphological characters. This is the only African bufonid known with a biphasic vocalization.

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A new forest toad from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania (Bufonidae: Nectophrynoides)

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