Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris Peters, 1876

Dark-bellied Reed Frog

Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0077 (Fig. 9C).

Comments: Hyperolius fusciventris fusciventris occurs from western Ivory Coast into neighboring Liberia and Guinea in farmbush, heavily degraded forests, and occasionally in gallery forests within humid savannah (Schiøtz 1967). We encountered the species in the Yéalé village (07°31.928’N, 008°25.401’W; 425 m asl), in an open but densely vegetated area close to swamps. The dorsal color varied from uniform brownish over light green to dense green. Some individuals with greyish-blue eyes exhibited a uniform yellow dorsal color. The belly of females was either dark or light grey. All males had a lighter belly. The male SULs ranged from 23.5–25.0 (N = 7), females reached 26.5–27.0 mm (N = 3).