Omaniundu reed frog
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The Omaniundu reed frog ( Hyperolius sankuruensis ) is a frog owl that is endemic to the central Democratic Republic of the Congo and is only known from its type locality near Lodja , the capital of the Sankuru province . The frog was considered extinct until it was rediscovered in 2010 .
features
The Omaniundu reed frog is a relatively large representative within the genus Hyperolius , males reach a length of 29 to 32 mm, females become 40 mm long. It is drawn dark brown on the top and sides with a dark triangle between the eyes, a square spot on the middle of the back and a band running across the body in the lumbar region . The throat and vocal sac is well developed, the pupils are horizontal. It is similar to Hyperolius platyceps , but is the only species with females of this size in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daniel Lingenhöhl: Sometimes they come back. Spectrum, October 22, 2010. Accessed December 12, 2013.
- ^ Richard Black: 'Lost' frogs found after decades . BBC News, Science and Environment, September 22, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ↑ Hyperolius sankuruensis in amphibial web
literature
- RF Laurent: Description de deux Hyperolius nouveaux du Sankuru (Zaïre) (Amphibia, Hyperoliidae). Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines. 93, pp. 779-791, 1979 (first description)
- Arne Schiøtz: Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main 1999 ISBN 3-930612-24-0
Web links
- Hyperolius sankuruensis inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: A. Schiøtz & R. Drewes, 2004. Accessed December 11, 2013.
- Hyperolius sankuruensis at African Amphibians Lifedesk (with numerous pictures by Jos Kielgast)