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Hyperolius viridis
Schiøtz, 1972
Current name: Hyperolius viridis
Holotype: ZMUC R079491 |
Material in: ZMUC |
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Original description
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Additional information
A rather small (21-23 mm.) Hyperolius from grasslands at rather high altitudes in southern Tanzania, similar to H. pusillus but larger, with more reduced webbing and a different voice and calling site.
Dorsum green with a varying number of diffuse black dots. A light dorsolateral line present.
Throat in males yellow, ventrum white, discs yellow.
[Reference: Schiøtz, 1975. The treefrogs of Eastern Africa. Steenstrupia, 1-232] |
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Estimated African distribution:
The Copenhagen databases of African vertebrates: Hyperolius viridis |
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