Systematics of Hyperolius mitchelli Loveridge, 1953 and Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus Schiøtz, 1975 (Anura: Hyperoliidae) and assignment of populations from northern Tanzania

Abstract

Table S1: List of samples used in the DNA (16S) analysis, including voucher numbers, locality information and their GenBank Accession. Clade column represents lineage membership based onFig. 2, 1 -H. cf. mitchelli, 2 -H. rubrovermiculatus, S1-H. mitchelli sensu stricto Subclade I, S2 -H. mitchelli sensu stricto Subclade II, S3 -H. mitchelli sensu stricto Subclade III, S4 -H. mitchelli sensu stricto Subclade IV, 3 -H. stictus. GenBank accession IDs for new sequences generated for this study are indicated with an asterisk.

Diversification of spiny-throated reed frogs (Anura: Hyperoliidae) with the description of a new, range-restricted species from the Ukaguru Mountains, Tanzania

“…mitchelli , and H . rubrovermiculatus [ 11 , 38 , 41 ]. If each species is a habitat specialist adapted to their specific localities, gene flow between regions will be severely limited even during shifting historical climate cycles thought to link populations of other Hyperolius species [ 11 ].…”

“…Second, these species appear to be habitat specialists, found in dense to semi-dense concentrations in some areas with in-tact habitat. This includes Amani Nature Reserve in the East Usambara Mountains of Tanzania with closed canopy primary forest cover and deep and stable wetlands and not marginal habitats or more seasonal water bodies as seen in other co-distributed species H. substriatus, H. mitchelli, and H. rubrovermiculatus [11,38,41]. If each species is a habitat specialist adapted to their specific localities, gene flow between regions will be severely limited even during shifting historical climate cycles thought to link populations of other Hyperolius species [11].…”

Decadienal afforestation and risks to montane grassland amphibians in the Udzungwa Plateau, Tanzania

“…Grassland specialists, in particular, may be threatened as the vast grasslands of eastern and southern Africa further fragment and decline. Many African frog species with very large ranges have turned out to be species complexes upon further investigations (Barratt et al, 2018; Bwong et al, 2020; Furman et al, 2015; Lawson et al, 2023; Reyes‐Velasco et al, 2018; Zimkus et al, 2017). Unrecognized diversity within species with larger ranges (e.g., Kassina senegalensis ) may therefore also be vulnerable to extinction.…”