Flat-backed Toad

materials_examined

Material Mt. Mabu (PEM A 11260, male 64.6 mm SUL; PEM A 11261, male 55.3 mm SUL; PEM A 11262, male 63.1 mm SUL; PEM A 11263, male 60.3 mm SUL; PEM A 11264, male 54.8 mm SUL; PEM A 11265, male 63.1 mm SUL), Mt. M'paluwe (PEM A 11364, male 63.1 mm SUL; PEM A 11365 male, 53.2 mm SUL, PEM A 11384, male 64.9 mm SUL).

Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique's sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians

biology_ecology

Biology and distribution. A terrestrial toad with the widest distribution in the genus, present across most sub-Saharan savannahs and woodlands, but also present in forest, from Cameroon to Ethiopia in the east, southwards to Mozambique and eastern South Africa, and westward to Angola and northern Namibia. Although the species is widely distributed in Angola (Marques et al. 2018), this represents the first records from Cabinda Province (Baptista 2024). This species is likely common throughout the province, from the rainforest edge in both Lower and Upper Mayombe to the more arid savannahs of the Coastal Drier Belt.

Filling the gaps: herpetological checklist of Mayombe National Park and Cabinda Province (Angola) shed light on one of the most unexplored corners of tropical Central Africa

materials_examined

Material. ANGOLA – Cabinda Province • Fazenda Mandarim; – 5.0401, 12.0508; 14 m a. s. l.; P 4.071; GenBank: PQ 455949. • Mayombe NP, Sanga Mongo; – 4.6661, 12.4406; 146 m a. s. l.; P 2.089, FKH 0966; GenBank: PQ 455943 − 44 • Mayombe NP, Mbundu; – 4.6875, 12.4981; 127 m a. s. l.; P 3.129, P 3.221, P 3.546, P 4.101; GenBank: PQ 455946 − 48, PQ 455950 • Mayombe NP, Miconge; - 4.4860, 12.8780; 377 m a. s. l.; P 2.210; GenBank: PQ 455945. Identification. A medium-sized toad (SVL = 65 – 80 mm) with flattened parotoid glands and great variation of morphological patterns. Specimens from Cabinda Province are genetically identical to other material from Angola (e. g., Iona NP [GenBank: ON 006588] and Caccuchi River [GenBank: KT 862862]) and differ by <1 % from other material from Republic of the Congo (GenBank: KY 079995), DRC (GenBank: KT 862859) and Gabon (GenBank: KX 260256).

Filling the gaps: herpetological checklist of Mayombe National Park and Cabinda Province (Angola) shed light on one of the most unexplored corners of tropical Central Africa

materials_examined

Material (41 specimens): PEM A 12425 – 6, INBAC (no number), Cunde waterfall, - 13.77364 ° 18.75514 °, 1,287 m asl; PEM A 12434, south of Menongue en route to Cuebe River, - 14.96288 ° 17.69090 °, 1,319 m asl; PEM A 12446, Cuchi River gorge, - 14.59000 ° 16.90758 °, 1,375 m asl; PEM A 12494, HALO Menongue, - 14.66317 ° 17.66521 °, 1,386 m asl; PEM A 12499, INBAC (no number), drive back from Cuchi to Menongue, - 14.67986 ° 17.17512 °, 1,404 m asl; PEM A 12623 – 4, HALO Cuito, - 12.39584 ° 16.96067 °, 1,697 m asl; PEM A 12630 – 1, roadside ditch 10 km SW of Cuito, - 12.44815 ° 16.88118 °, 1,742 m asl; PEM A 12636, Quembo River source camp, - 13.52653 ° 19.28368 °, 1,242 m asl; PEM A 12640, Cuanavale River, - 13.37406 ° 18.99269 °, 1,297 m asl; PEM A 12642, Cuanavale River, - 13.29236 ° 18.96283 °, 1,313 m asl; PEM A 12650 – 1, Kwanza River bridge, - 11.99348 ° 17.66965 °, 1,273 m asl; PEM A 12652, Kuvango Hydro Plant Site, wetland to east, - 14.38755 ° 16.30166 °, 1,451 m asl; PEM A 12658, old Kuvango Hydroplant site, - 14.38775 ° 16.29365 °, 1,440 m asl; PEM A 12659 – 60, Campsite 2 near Cuvango Mission, - 13.32887 16.41167, 1,537 m asl; PEM A 12668, Campsite 1 below rapids, west of

Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 3: Amphibians