Complex patterns of continental speciation: Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of sub-Saharan puddle frogs (Phrynobatrachus)

Terrestrialization, Miniaturization and Rates of Diversification in African Puddle Frogs (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae)

“…Puddle frogs of the genus Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) comprise approximately 80 species distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, where they are adapted to aquatic, semi-aquatic, and terrestrial habitats [37]–[39]. They comprise the second largest generic radiation on the continent, which makes them ideal for investigating broader evolutionary studies of continental speciation.…”

Herpetofauna of Montane Areas of Tanzania. 5. Range Extension of Phrynobatrachus sulfureogularis (Anura, Phrynobatrachidae) from Burundi to the Mahale Mountains of Western Tanzania with a Redescription of the Species

“…sulfureogularis, and between these and other Phrynobatrachus species. No genetic data currently exist for P. sulfureogularis, but due to appearance and geographic distribution, Zimkus et al (2010) hypothesize that this species would fall within the clade known to contain P. krefftii and the Albertine Rift species P. acutirostis, P. dendrobates, P. petropedetoides, and P. versicolor. Obtaining information from both the type locality and the Mahale population will help to resolve these relationships.…”

A new extraordinary Phrynobatrachus (Amphibia, Anura, Phrynobatrachidae) from West Africa

“…The genus Phrynobatrachus is a very diverse and taxonomically difficult African frog genus (Raedel 2000;Frtey 2008;Frost 2010;Zimkus et al 2010), with substantial intra-and interspecific morphological variation (Stewart 1974;Raedel 2000). A description of a new species based on a single specimen may therefore appear somewhat presumptuous.…”

“…Zimkus et al 2010). While examining the collection of Maxime Lamotte (Ohler & Dubois 2009), a small Phrynobatrachus specimen with a conspicuous and extraordinary dorsal color pattern was detected by AH.…”