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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
Titel (primär) The herpetofauna of the Bijagós archipelago, Guinea-Bissau (West Africa) and a first country-wide checklist
Autor Auliya, M.; Wagner, P.; Böhme, W.
Quelle Bonn Zoological Bulletin
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
Department NSF
Band/Volume 61
Heft 2
Seite von 255
Seite bis 281
Sprache englisch
Keywords West Africa; Guinea-Bissau; Bijagós archipelago; herpetofauna; first country records
Abstract

An annotated checklist of amphibians and reptiles from the Bijagós archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) with comments on the species’ distribution, systematics and natural history traits is presented here for the first time. During two field surveys 13 anurans and 17 reptile species were recorded from the archipelago of which several species represent either first records for the islands, i.e., Silurana tropicalis, Hemisus g. guineensis, Leptopelis viridis, Hemidactylus angulatus, Chamaeleo gracilis, Trachylepis perrotetii, Philothamnus heterodermus, Toxicodryas blandingii, Naja melanoleuca and Thelotornis kirtlandii or first country records, i.e., Amietophrynus maculatus, Ptychadena pumilio, P. bibroni, Phrynobatrachus calcaratus, P. francisci, Leptopelis bufonides, Hyperolius occidentalis, H. nitidulus, H. spatzi, Kassina senegalensis and Thrasops occidentalis. Species diversity reflects savanna and forest elements and a complete herpetofaunal checklist of the country is provided.

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Auliya, M., Wagner, P., Böhme, W. (2012):
The herpetofauna of the Bijagós archipelago, Guinea-Bissau (West Africa) and a first country-wide checklist
Bonn Zoological Bulletin 61 (2), 255 - 281