taxonID	type	description	language	source
03EEFC14FFB8FFC6FF7C839EA67B7E3E.taxon	vernacular_names	Evening Squeaker	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC6FF7C839EA67B7E3E.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two males, NGK-Nimba 0019, NGK-Nimba 0130 (Fig. 6 A).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC6FF7C839EA67B7E3E.taxon	discussion	Comments: On a rainy day they were found together with a juvenile Nimba Toad (N. occidentlais) below a stone in montane grassland (07 ° 35.555 ’ N, 008 ° 25.788 ’ W; 1,235 m asl). These males had an oval to slender elongated body and measured 15.5 and 21.0 mm SUL, respectively. Arthroleptis crusculum always possesses a granular to warty dorsal skin. Its habitat differs from other species of the genus which are present on Mounts Nimba. Arthrolpetis nimbaensis, A. langeri, and A. krokosua, and occur in rainforest and / or farmbush (Guibé and Lamotte 1958 b; Rödel et al. 2009; Adum et al. 2011; Nopper et al. 2012; Sandberger-Loua et al. 2018 a). Arthrolpetis crusculum occurs in high elevation grasslands up to 1,750 m asl during the rainy season and seems to survive the dry season in gallery forests and at the edges of marshes (Guibé and Lamotte 1958 b).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC6FF7C801EA0097CFE.taxon	vernacular_names	Mottled Squeaker	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC6FF7C801EA0097CFE.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two males, NGK-Nimba 0021 (Fig. 6 B), NGK-Nimba 0022.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC6FF7C801EA0097CFE.taxon	discussion	Comments: These squeaker frogs were widespread in the forest area as well as in farmlands within the vegetation, where several concealed males emitted their insect-like chirping calls which cannot be assigned to any morphotaxa. They occured from 425 to 847 m asl. A male of 23.0 mm in SUL was captured in a patch of forest and retained as voucher (07 ° 35.233 ’ N, 008 ° 25.190 ’ W; 847 m asl). Another male voucher (SUL 24.0 mm) was recorded in an agricultural area (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). Arthroleptis poecilonotus - complex are larger than A. langeri but smaller than A. krokosua. The two vouchers may comprise different species, of which one could be conspecific with A. nimbaensis. However, currently that cannot be clarified (see Rödel and Bangoura 2004; Channing and Rödel 2019). All of these Arthroleptis species, apart from A. crusculum, may have similar habitat requirements (Rödel et al. 2009; Adum et al. 2011; Nopper et al. 2012; Sandberger-Loua et al. 2018 a).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC8FCE6815EA5CC78DE.taxon	vernacular_names	Western Night Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC8FCE6815EA5CC78DE.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two males, NGK-Nimba 0014, NGK-Nimba 0023, and one female, NGK-Nimba 0024 (Fig. 6 C).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB8FFC8FCE6815EA5CC78DE.taxon	discussion	Comments: While A. occidentalis was previously mostly recorded in patches of lowland forests (Rödel and Branch 2002; Rödel and Bangoura 2002; Ernst and Rödel 2006; Hillers and Rödel 2007; Hillers et al. 2008 b; Rödel and Glos 2019), on Mounts Nimba the species occurs in altitudinal forest habitats as well (Guibé and Lamotte 1958 a). During the night several active individuals were detected among leaf litter in a patch of forest (07 ° 35.233 ’ N, 008 ° 25.190 ’ W; 847 m asl), close to fast-flowing streams. Male SULs ranged from 45.0 ‒ 50.2 mm (N = 3), while females measured from 46.0 ‒ 61.0 mm (N = 9). The majority of specimens had a dark brown dorsum, although one female exhibited an orange color. In contrast to the general forest habitat requirements of this species we found some, presumably migrating, frogs at night, in the core rainy season near a crystal-clear stream in predominantly grassy savannah (07 ° 35.453 ’ N, 008 ° 24.957 ’ W; 843 m asl). During the day, they were hidden underneath stones.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FF7C86BFA5957D1E.taxon	vernacular_names	Western Long-fingered Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FF7C86BFA5957D1E.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Three males, NGK-Nimba 0025, NGK-Nimba 0026 (Fig. 6 D), NGK-Nimba 0027.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FF7C86BFA5957D1E.taxon	discussion	Comments: Cardioglossa occidentalis is a nocturnal leaf litter frog, distributed along forest streams from Sierra Leone to Ghana (Rödel et al. 2001; Rödel and Branch 2002; Ernst and Rödel 2006; Blackburn et al. 2008; Hillers et al. 2008 c). During the night, males frequently emitted insect-like calls (see Rödel et al. 2001), and were well concealed below leaf litter along forest streams. Three males were collected near a small stream running through a slightly degraded forest patch that was dominated by bamboo (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). Their SULs ranged from 27.0 ‒ 29.0 mm.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FF7C837FA6397FFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Three males, NGK-Nimba 0017, NGK-Nimba 0018, NGK-Nimba 0131 (Fig. 6 E). Comments: Leptopelis macrotis is one of the largest species in the genus. It occurs in primary forests, preferentially at the edges of streams, from eastern Sierra Leone to Ghana (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel et al. 2014; Channing and Rödel 2019). In Ivory Coast, as in its entire range, the species is threatened due to forest degradation and conversion, e. g., two of its Ivorian sites (see Rödel and Branch 2002) have been recently converted into rubber plantations (P. J. Adeba, pers. comm.). During this survey, only three males of L. macrotis were recorded, two of which were found during the dry season. Both frogs (45.5 and 48.5 mm SUL) were perched on a branch of a broad leaf, at ~ 2.5 m height, close to a large stream (07 ° 33.121 ’ N, 008 ° 25.036 ’ W; 422 m asl). The third male (42.5 mm SUL), in contrast, was found in a degraded forest during the rainy season. This male was perched on a branch, at 75 cm above the ground, close to a large stream (07 ° 31.932 ’ N, 008 ° 25.508 ’ W; 387 m asl).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FF7C805FA17178BD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0016 (Fig. 6 F).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FF7C805FA17178BD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Leptopelis occidentalis is primary a rainforest treefrog, preferring forests near streams, and ranging from western Ghana, through Ivory Coast to Liberia (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel et al. 2005; Hillers and Rödel 2007; Hillers et al. 2009; Channing and Rödel 2019). After sunset (1830 h GMT), a male (41.5 mm SUL) with a uniform green dorsum was found perching on a shrub at the edge of a forest clearing along a stream (07 ° 33.121 ’ N, 008 ° 25.036 ’ W; 422 m asl). The species is known from several forests in Ivory Coast (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel and Branch 2002; Ernst and Rödel 2008).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FCE6869FA0517BFD.taxon	vernacular_names	Ghostly Tree Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FCE6869FA0517BFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0087 (Fig. 6 G).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FCE6869FA0517BFD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Leptopelis spiritusnoctis inhabits patches of degraded and primary forests, from Sierra Leone to Nigeria (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2007; Rödel et al. 2014). During this survey we collected only one female (33.5 mm SUL) in a tree at the edge of a stream (07 ° 33.121 ’ N, 008 ° 25.036 ’ W; 422 m asl).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FCE6845FA0AB7DFD.taxon	vernacular_names	Green Tree Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FCE6845FA0AB7DFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One male, NGK-Nimba 0083, and one female, NGK-Nimba 0086 (Fig. 6 H).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFC8FCE6845FA0AB7DFD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Leptopelis viridis is a savannah frog, which is also encountered in herbaceous vegetation from the semi-decideous forest zone. It ranges across the northern part of sub-Saharan Africa (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). The species was recorded within grassland at the foot of Mounts Nimba (07 ° 35.453 ’ N, 008 ° 24.957 ’ W; 843 m asl). Additional populations were recorded in the Yéalé village, on shrubs, palm trees, and herbaceous plants (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). The males measured 32.0 ‒ 34.0 mm (N = 6), while a single recorded female reached 36.0 mm SUL.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFCBFCE6821FA5B47B3D.taxon	vernacular_names	Nimba Toad	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFCBFCE6821FA5B47B3D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: No voucher.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB6FFCBFCE6821FA5B47B3D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis is a unique toad, being viviparous and endemic to a very limited range of a total of 4 km 2 on the ridges of the Mounts Nimba between Liberia, Guinea, and Ivory Coast (Lamotte 1959; Lamotte and Sanchez-Lamotte 1999; Hillers et al. 2008 b; Sandberger-Loua et al. 2016, 2017). The toads live in montane grasslands above 1,200 m asl, where they go into dormancy during the dry season (Lamotte 1959; Hillers et al. 2008; Sandberger et al. 2010). Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis comprises two subspecies isolated by a forested mountain ridge: the larger N. occidentalis liberiensis is restricted to one site in Liberia, while N. occidentalis occidentali s occurs in a few sub-populations in Guinea and Ivory Coast (Sandberger et al. 2010). We found N. occidentalis occidentalis at 1,235 m asl, on very humid steep slopes in the montane grassland (07 ° 35.555 ’ N, 008 ° 25.788 ’ W; 1,235 m asl). Four juveniles and one female were discovered under rocks. The sizes of the juveniles ranged from 12.0 ‒ 14.0 mm while the female measured 23.0 mm. The basic dorsal color of the juveniles was dark brown, with a somewhat irregular mixture of light brown and white spots. Their snout, eyelids, and legs were colored light brown. The juveniles showed a pattern typical for adult males (Fig. 7 A), whereas the female had a nearly uniform light brown dorsal color (Fig. 7 B). The main threat for this species in Ivory Coast is bush fires in the dry season. A detailed assessment of the distribution and population sizes of N. occidentalis occidentalis from Ivory Coast is urgently needed.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCCFCE685FCA627781D.taxon	vernacular_names	Allen’s Giant Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCCFCE685FCA627781D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two unsexed, NGK-Nimba 0057 (Fig. 8 A), NGK-Nimba 0058, and two females, NGK-Nimba 0059 (Fig. 8 B), NGK-Nimba 0073.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCCFCE685FCA627781D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Conraua alleni is a highly aquatic frog, which inhabits slow- to fast-flowing forest streams, from lowlands to montane forest areas. Records are known from eastern Guinea and Sierra Leone, through Liberia to western Ivory Coast, with an isolated population occurring in western Ghana (Barbour and Loveridge 1927; Guibé and Lamotte 1958 a; Lamotte and Perret 1968; Rödel 2003; Rödel and Bangoura 2004; Channing and Rödel 2019; Rödel and Glos 2019; Schäfer et al. 2019). Some of these populations may comprise cryptic taxa (see Rödel and Branch 2002; Hillers et al. 2008 a). We found C. alleni populations in streams intersecting forest patches (07 ° 35.258 ’ N, 008 ° 25.052 ’ W; 821 m asl). Other individuals were heard calling in a very impressive torrent stream in mid-elevation forest (07 ° 34.652 ’ N, 008 ° 24.966 ’ W; 716 m asl). The bird-like whistles were heard during day and night, with peaks after sunset (around 1841 h GMT). Additional populations were found at night in pools of a slow running stream with a sandy and rocky bottom. This stream crossed a slightly degraded forest patch dominated by bamboo (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl), where a total of 14 adult frogs were caught. Through palpation of the lower abdomen, two of them were identified as gravid females. Their body size was 52.8 – 54.0 mm. The remaining 12 frogs ranged from 51.1 – 55.6 mm but could not be sexed. One adult, kept in captivity for two months, preyed on locusts, ants, spiders, caterpillars, and butterflies that were floating on the water surface. All adult C. alleni had a clear interorbital line, however, their back pattern varied from a darker brown with black dots and reddish legs to frogs with orange patches on the darker brown ground. In contrast to other described C. alleni (e. g., Channing and Rödel 2019), the venter of our frogs was golden yellow or beige to pinkish, and the thighs had a pink ventral color. The throat was dark, and pinkish with reddish-brown dots or uniform beige. The taxonomic status of these frogs and the populations from nearby Mount Sangbé National Park (Rödel 2003) should be investigated.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C851FA6317DBD.taxon	vernacular_names	Northern Flat-backed Toad	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C851FA6317DBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two males, NGK-Nimba 0043, NGK-Nimba 0051 (Fig. 7 C), and one female, NGK-Nimba 0058 (Fig. 7 D).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C851FA6317DBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Sclerophrys maculata is a common toad with flat and granular parotid glands living in the savannah zone and edges of heavily degraded forests (Rödel 2000; Poynton et al. 2016). Toads were found in grassy pastures at the foot of Mounts Nimba (07 ° 35.258 ’ N, 008 ° 25.052 ’ W; 821 m asl), and some females were also observed occasionally together with S. togoensis on forest trails (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). Further records were obtained in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl), mostly along dirt roads in puddles, around houses, or in plantations at swamp edges. The body sizes of two males were 46.0 and 49.0 mm, while females measured 41.5 – 69.0 mm (N = 5). During the reproductive period, some males exhibited a remarkable yellow color.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C839FA5947F7E.taxon	vernacular_names	Common Toad	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C839FA5947F7E.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0031 (Fig. 7 E).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C839FA5947F7E.taxon	discussion	Comments: Sclerophrys regularis has prominent, roundish, and smooth parotid glands. It inhabits a broad range of habitats from moist and dry savannahs to forest margins throughout tropical Africa, most often found around human settlements (Rödel 2000; Channing and Howell 2006). The species was recorded in the rainy season at Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl), where some males called in garbage pits (e. g., Fig. 7 F). A female toad measured 118.0 mm, while a male’s body size was 102.0 mm.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C81DFA7347B5D.taxon	vernacular_names	Togo Toad	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C81DFA7347B5D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Three males, NGK-Nimba 0004, NGK-Nimba 0028, NGK-Nimba 0029 (Fig. 7 G), and one female, NGK-Nimba 0050 (Fig. 7 H).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB5FFCBFF7C81DFA7347B5D.taxon	discussion	Comments: This toad has a patchy distribution in primary forests from Togo to Sierra Leone, and mainly breeds in shallow forest streams during the dry season (Rödel and Bangoura 2004; Rödel et al. 2004). Four specimens were found in different forest patches. The variable color pattern of this species has been deescribed by Rödel and Bangoura (2004), Channing and Rödel (2019), and Gongomin et al. (2019). Diagnostic is the parallel, straight, narrow, and angular parotid glands, running parallel to the side of the body. Two males were encountered in a patch of dense forest crossed by a shallow stream (07 ° 33.440 ’ N, 008 ° 24.657 ’ W; 439 m asl). A female was found together with another male among humid litter on a forest trail (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). While the female measured 64.0 mm, the SULs of the three males ranged from 40.5 – 44.5 mm. In Ivory Coast, S. togoensis is highly threatened by deforestation (Gongomin et al. 2019).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C821FA5F17FBD.taxon	vernacular_names	Striped Spiny Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C821FA5F17FBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0051 (Fig. 8 E).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C821FA5F17FBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Afrixalus dorsalis is a nocturnal leaf-folding frog, which inhabits a wide range of western African habitats, such as savannah, farmbush, and swampy areas at forest edges (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). We heard many calling males in rice paddies and in grassy vegetation of swamps, in Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). A male measured 22.0 mm SUL.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C819FA7D478BD.taxon	vernacular_names	Banded Spiny Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C819FA7D478BD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0066, NGK-Nimba 0067 (Fig. 8 F).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C819FA7D478BD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Afrixalus fulvovittatus can be easily recognized by its characteristic reddish-brown dorsal surface with three light longitudinal stripes joining on the tip of the snout. The delicate reddish-brown line in the middle of each light stripe distinguishes it from the similar looking A. vittiger (Pickersgill 2007). This nocturnal species prefers the heavily degraded habitats of the forest zone (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel and Glos 2019). In the Yéalé village, the species was found in rice paddies and grassy swamps (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). The SULs of two females were 19.8 – 21.0 mm, thus they were below the described size for A. fulvovittatus (Schiøtz 1967).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C843CA6387DFD.taxon	vernacular_names	Marbled Piglet Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C843CA6387DFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two males, NGK-Nimba 0085, NGK-Nimba 0089 (Fig. 8 D).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C843CA6387DFD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hemisus marmoratus is a fossorial frog, very common in the savannah ecoystems of sub-Saharan Africa (Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). We found it in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl), among short grasses at puddles, in leaf litter under cocoa and coffee trees, and around a manual hydraulic water pump. The body size of males ranged from 29.0 – 34.5 mm (N = 4), while females measured between 33.0 – 50.5 mm (N = 8).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C863FA6CF7A1D.taxon	vernacular_names	African Tiger Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C863FA6CF7A1D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0005 (Fig. 8 C).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFF7C863FA6CF7A1D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hoplobatrachus occipitalis is a large aquatic frog that is widely distributed in savannahs and disturbed forests across tropical Africa (Channing and Rödel 2019). A female was caught at night near a stream within pastures (07 ° 35.453 ’ N, 008 ° 24.957 ’ W; 843 m asl). Males were heard calling at night, concealed in rice paddies in Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). In the rainy season, adult frogs were occasionally collected and eaten by the local populations around the MNINR (Zogbassé et al., unpub. data).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFCE6869FA7257CBD.taxon	vernacular_names	Large Green Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFCE6869FA7257CBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Three males, NGK-Nimba 0075 (Fig. 8 G), NGK-Nimba 0076 (Fig. 8 H), NGK-Nimba 0088.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCCFCE6869FA7257CBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hyperolius chlorosteus is common along streams in pristine forest from western Ivory Coast to Sierra Leone (Schiøtz 1967; Channing and Rödel 2019). In Ivory Coast, it was reported from the rainforest zone, i. e., the Taï National Park (e. g., Schiøtz 1967; Rödel et al. 2002), as well as from the edge of the forest zone in the Mount Sangbé National Park (Rödel 2003). Records from Mount Péko National Park (Rödel and Ernst 2003) and the Haute Dodo and Cavally forests (Rödel and Branch 2002) may no longer exist. Thus, our records of H. chlorosteus from Mounts Nimba, confirming the records by Schiøtz (1967), show that the species prevailed, at least here, through the past 50 years. The species was frequently recorded at night along streams in the primary forest. After a heavy rainfall, a vast number of males (N> 50) were heard calling from high up in tall trees along a torrent stream (07 ° 34.652 ’ N, 008 ° 24.966 ’ W; 716 m asl). Five males were captured, and their body sizes ranged from 33.2 – 37.0 mm. They showed some variation of their back coloration, however, within the range known for the species (compare Schiøtz 1967; Channing and Rödel 2019). We found one male in sympatry with L. macrotis in a degraded forest during the rainy season (07 ° 31.932 ’ N, 008 ° 25.508 ’ W; 387 m asl), perched up at approximately 1.80 m above the ground, close to a large stream. Most males, however, called from much higher sites.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCEFCE6829FA5EA79DE.taxon	vernacular_names	Uniform Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCEFCE6829FA5EA79DE.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0011 (Fig. 9 A), and two males, NGK-Nimba 0012 (Fig. 9 B), NGK-Nimba 0020.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB2FFCEFCE6829FA5EA79DE.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hyperolius concolor is one of the most common West African frogs, widespread in a range of habitats from savannahs and farmbush to degraded and gallery forests (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2000). It even has been reported from urban sites (Kouamé et al. 2015). Calling males were abundant in rice paddies and grasscovered edges of ponds (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). The species is dichromatic (Portik et al. 2019), with females exhibiting a uniform light yellowishgreen back with reddish toe discs (SUL: 32.0 – 33.0 mm, N = 2); males in contrast are brownish, often with some dark patterns between the eyes and on the back (SUL: 23.5 – 25.5 mm, N = 5).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C87BFA6187BFD.taxon	vernacular_names	Dark-bellied Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C87BFA6187BFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0077 (Fig. 9 C).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C87BFA6187BFD.taxon	discussion	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).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C845FA5087D9E.taxon	vernacular_names	Spotted Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C845FA5087D9E.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0052 (Fig. 9 D).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C845FA5087D9E.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hyperolius guttulatus lives in the humid savannah zone and clearings within rainforests (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2000; Assemian et al. 2006; Kouamé et al. 2015). The species usually reproduces in larger, permanent ponds with floating vegetation (Schiøtz 1967; Kouamé et al. 2015). We found five males calling at night between rice paddies around the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). A female measured 37.0 mm.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C83FFA02279DD.taxon	vernacular_names	Lamotte’s Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C83FFA02279DD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0074 (Fig. 9 E), and two males, NGK-Nimba 0081 (Fig. 9 F), NGK-Nimba 0082.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFF7C83FFA02279DD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hyperolius lamottei is a savannah frog with a patchy distribution, preferring low grass habitats, often in higher altitude, e. g., granite inselbergs in central-southern Ivory Coast, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone to Senegal (Arnoult and Lamotte 1958; Lamotte 1969, 1971; Schiøtz 1967; Rödel et al. 2004). Recently, it was reported for the first time from Burkina Faso (Ayoro et al. 2020). In Ivory Coast, the species was recorded from the Lamto Faunal Reserve (Schiøtz 1967) and the Mount Péko National Park (Rödel and Ernst 2003). However, more recently Adeba et al. (2010) failed to re-detect the species in Lamto. We found H. lamottei in large numbers in grassy montane pasture (07 ° 35.258 ’ N, 008 ° 25.052 ’ W; 821 m asl). The species was only active during the rainy season, when males and females became active after sunset. They spent the night perching on high grasses which covered a flooded iron-oxide quartzite ground. During the daytime all frogs hid within the dense herbaceous vegetation. Body size of males ranged from 17.5 – 19.0 mm (N = 4), females measured 21.5 – 23.5 mm (N = 3). Color pattern was variable, but within the range described by Schiøtz (1967).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFCE687BFA0C77D5D.taxon	vernacular_names	Nimba Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFCE687BFA0C77D5D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0070 (Fig. 9 G), and two males, NGK-Nimba 0078, NGK-Nimba 0079 (Fig. 9 H).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFCE687BFA0C77D5D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hyperolius nimbae is a farmbush frog, endemic to the eastern foothills of Mounts Nimba (Schiøtz 1967). After 47 years, this species was only recently rediscovered by Kouamé et al. (2016), reporting small populations from four villages (Dagbonpleu, Danipleu, Kouan-Houlé, and Zéalé) within the formerly known range. An even more recent re-investigation in these villages failed to confirm the species, and its known habitats had been destroyed due to road expansions, development, and urbanization (Gongomin et al., unpub. data). However, during our study, we encountered a large number of H. nimbae males in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). The habitat was within a plantation of cocoa and coffee that edged a large and deep pond, which exceeded 100 x 70 m. There, we observed 15 males at night between broad leaved, evergreen trees of cocoa and coffee, while only one female was seen perched between the leaves of a palm tree. The males ranged from 30.0 – 35.5 mm (N = 15), the female measured 34.1 mm. Males varied considerably in color and also showed some differences in pattern compared to the female. However, both sexes matched earlier descriptions by Schiøtz (1967).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFCE6833FA7347FBD.taxon	vernacular_names	Painted Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFCE6833FA7347FBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0104 (Fig. 10 A), and one male, NGK-Nimba 0105 (Fig. 10 B).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFCEFCE6833FA7347FBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hyperolius picturatus inhabits farmland and forest areas in various state of degradation, from central Ghana to Sierra Leone (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). We found the species in an agricultural area of the Yéalé village. The basic dorsal color of males (28.0 ‒ 31.5 mm, N = 4) was brownish with two light, broad dorsolateral stripes, while the venter, including gular glands, was entirely yellow. A female (35.5 mm) had yellow, broad dorsolateral stripes with some small yellow spots on its black chin. Its venter likewise was bright yellow. This widespread taxon shows some color variation across its range and may comprise two species (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel and Branch 2002; Rödel and Glos 2019).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFD0FCE6819FA6EB78FD.taxon	vernacular_names	Soror Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFD0FCE6819FA6EB78FD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0125 (Fig. 10 C), two males, NGK-Nimba 0126 (Fig. 10 D), NGK-Nimba 0127.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFB0FFD0FCE6819FA6EB78FD.taxon	discussion	Comments: We heard over a dozen H. soror males calling during the rainy season in a dense grassy swamp, edging forest (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). However, only one female and two males were caught there. The species is sexually dimorphic. The female (25.1 mm SUL) had a light green back, with diffuse, minute, reddish-brown spots, red lateral markings, a red stripe from snout to tip of eye, bluish-grey iris, and toes and fingers, including webbing, were faintly red with green tips. Its ventral surface was transparent bluish green. In contrast, both males (SUL 19.1 and 21.1 mm) had a golden iris, a dark red canthal stripe, green dorsum with diffuse, minute, reddish-brown spots, light dorsolateral stripes, and green toes and fingers.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FF7C855FA6827A3D.taxon	vernacular_names	Forest Reed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FF7C855FA6827A3D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0108 (Fig. 10 E – F).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FF7C855FA6827A3D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Hyperolius cf. sylvaticus was recorded in an open area in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). However, H. sylvaticus is known to be a forest species (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel and Branch 2002; Ernst and Rödel 2008), thus it might just as well be a member of the Hyperolius picturatus - complex.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FF7C823CA6397E9D.taxon	vernacular_names	Cochran’s Running Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FF7C823CA6397E9D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Four males, NGK-Nimba 0139, NGK-Nimba 0140, NGK-Nimba 0141 (Fig. 11 A), NGK-Nimba 0142.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FF7C823CA6397E9D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Kassina cochranae is an arboreal forest and farmbush dweller, ranging from the rainforest edge into the moist savannah zone from western Ivory Coast to eastern Sierra Leone (Schiøtz 1967; Rödel et al. 2002). During the rainy season, we heard a vast number of males calling concealed in dense vegetation, close to a grassy swamp (habitat C: 07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). Four males measured 34.0 ‒ 36.5 mm. In the Yéalé village, a K. cochranae metamorph was found by dip-netting in a deep pond in dense farmbush vegetation. At night, adult males were heard calling at the same site between inaccessible dense vegetation, edging a swamp (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FCE6879FA0DD7D1D.taxon	vernacular_names	Arndt’s Toothed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FCE6879FA0DD7D1D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Three females, NGK-Nimba 0244, NGK-Nimba 0245, NGK-Nimba 0246, and two males, NGK-Nimba 0247 (Fig. 11 A), NGK-Nimba 0248.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FCE6879FA0DD7D1D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Odontobatrachus arndti is a torrent-frog living in primary and slightly degraded forests, known from Mount Sangbé and Mounts Nimba (Barej et al. 2015; Channing and Rödel 2019). We found a few populations of O. arndti along cascades of streams in forested ravines edged by savannah (07 ° 35.233 ’ N, 008 ° 25.190 ’ W; 847 m asl). These frogs were found to be very abundant along a very torrent stream (07 ° 34.652 ’ N, 008 ° 24.966 ’ W; 716 m asl). In a lower part of the forest, an additional site was along a wide torrent stream with a gravel bottom and blocks of granite rock (07 ° 33.121 ’ N, 008 ° 25.036 ’ W; 422 m asl). The recorded males exhibited huge bright orange femoral glands. They measured 45.1 ‒ 52.5 mm (N = 8); the female SUL ranged from 43.5 ‒ 60.5 mm (N = 10), thus the sizes of both sexes are within the known range of the species (Barej et al. 2015). At all sites, the majority of frogs were close to the rocky streams, however, a few females perched on trees close to the streams. These records are the second for Ivory Coast.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FCE6833FA73B7F3D.taxon	vernacular_names	Allen’s Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FCE6833FA73B7F3D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0010 (Fig. 11 C).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD0FCE6833FA73B7F3D.taxon	discussion	Comments: During the rainy season, we found a yellow Phrynobatrachus alleni male (18.5 mm) in breeding condition, among leaf litter on the forest floor, in a patch of dense forest, crossed by a small stream (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). Rödel (2003) reported from nearby Mount Sangbé that breeding P. alleni became completely yellow. The yellow color may disappear within minutes when the frogs are disturbed. In Taï National Park, breeding P. alleni males where never observed to be completely yellow (M. - O. Rödel, unpub. data).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD2FCE6811FA4A278DD.taxon	vernacular_names	Ringed Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD2FCE6811FA4A278DD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0091 (Fig. 11 D), NGK-Nimba 0094.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAEFFD2FCE6811FA4A278DD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus annulatus is a forest-dwelling leaf litter frog, which has a patchy distribution in forests from south-eastern Guinea, eastern Liberia, western Ivory Coast, and western Ghana (Ernst and Rödel 2006; Hillers and Rödel 2007; Rödel et al. 2005; Rödel and Glos 2019). In Ivory Coast, the species was reported from Taï National Park (e. g., Ernst and Rödel 2006; Hillers et al. 2008 c), and the Mabi-Yaya Forest Reserve (Gongomin et al. 2019). We found two young females of P. annulatus (14.0 and 20.2 mm) in a site with high canopy forest on the slopes of a large granite inselberg. The dry forest ground was covered with multiple layers of leaf litter, but the undergrowth was sparse (07 ° 34.364 ’ N, 008 ° 24.746 ’ W; 643 m asl). Drier parts of the forest along slopes of inselbergs also comprise the usual habitat where this species was recorded in Taï National Park (M. - O. Rödel, unpub. data).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C86BFA6827A5D.taxon	vernacular_names	Francisc’s Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C86BFA6827A5D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0092 (Fig. 11 E), NGK-Nimba 0093.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C86BFA6827A5D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus francisci occurs in moist Guinea savannah and drier Sudanese savannah, from Senegal to Nigeria (Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). We found the species in the rainy season, among dense herbaceous vegetation at the edge of a puddle (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). Two females (20.5 – 22.0 mm) were caught in the Yéalé village during late afternoon (1618 h GMT).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C843FA60F7DFD.taxon	vernacular_names	Brother’s Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C843FA60F7DFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 072 (Fig. 11 F).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C843FA60F7DFD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus fraterculus is known to inhabit degraded forest and forest edges in the western part of the Upper Guinea forest region (Guibé and Lamotte 1963; Rödel and Bangoura 2004; Rödel and Glos 2019). A female (24.0 mm) was found in leaf litter near a shallow creek in a small clearing (07 ° 33.121 ’ N, 008 ° 25.036 ’ W; 422 m asl). In Ivory Coast, the species had been recorded previously in the Taï National Park (Ernst and Rödel 2006; Hillers et al. 2008 c).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C825FA6B07F3D.taxon	vernacular_names	Guinea Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C825FA6B07F3D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0034 (Fig. 11 G).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C825FA6B07F3D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus guineensis is the only known West African member of its genus that uses water-filled tree holes as breeding sites (Rödel 1998; Rödel et al. 2004; Rudolf and Rödel 2007). A breeding male (15.5 mm) was found in a water-filled tree hole in a patch of dense forest (07 ° 34.696 ’ N, 008 ° 25.015 ’ W; 717 m asl).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C811FA12978BE.taxon	vernacular_names	Guttural Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C811FA12978BE.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0095 (Fig. 11 H), NGK-Nimba 0096, and two males, NGK-Nimba 0097, NGK-Nimba 0098.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FF7C811FA12978BE.taxon	discussion	Comments: A complex of cryptic West African puddle frogs is currently known under the name Phrynobatrachus gutturosus (Rödel 2000; Zimkus et al. 2010). One species of that complex, P. afiabirago, has been recently described from southern Ghana (Ofori-Boateng et al. 2018). Frogs from this complex became known from primary rainforest to dry savannah habitats (Rödel 2000; Rödel and Spieler 2000; Ernst and Rödel 2006; Nago et al. 2006; Hillers et al. 2008 c), and their taxonomic status requires further research. We found P. gutturosus among leaf litter in a cocoa and coffee plantation (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). The plantation comprised a large pond and was used by people from the Yéalé village to grow rice. Numerous individuals of P. gutturosus were seen after sunset (1830 h GMT). Two females measured 18.5 and 20.0 mm.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FCE6869FA0657AFD.taxon	vernacular_names	Savannah Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FCE6869FA0657AFD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0064 (Fig. 12 A), and one male, NGK-Nimba 0065 (Fig. 12 B).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FCE6869FA0657AFD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus latifrons is a very common and widespread, semi-aquatic West African puddle frog, living in savannah and heavily degraded rainforest habitats (Rödel 1995 [there erroneously termed P. francisci], 2000; Kouamé et al. 2018). The species was abundant in the Yéalé village. In particular, we heard males calling between densely vegetated parts of swamps and paddy fields (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). An adult female with a broad green back and a light vertebral line exhibited an unusual thin, light longitudinal line on upper surface of the tibia (22.0 mm). A uniform brown frog (18.1 mm) exhibited the bright yellow throat, typical for adult males.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FCE6835FA7C87C9D.taxon	vernacular_names	Liberian Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FCE6835FA7C87C9D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0071 (Fig. 12 C).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD2FCE6835FA7C87C9D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus liberiensis is generally found along swamps and shallow streams in primary forests (Rödel and Branch 2002; Kouamé et al. 2018). Many males were heard calling, being well concealed sitting on the banks of a shallow stream in a swampy patch of dense forest (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). A male (27.0 mm) and a young female (26.0 mm) were caught.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD4FCE682FFA6A578DD.taxon	vernacular_names	Natal Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD4FCE682FFA6A578DD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two males, NGK-Nimba 0032 (Fig. 12 D), NGK-Nimba 0033, and two females, NGK-Nimba 0035, NGK-Nimba 0036 (Fig. 12 E).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFACFFD4FCE682FFA6A578DD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus natalensis as currently defined (Channing and Rödel 2019) comprise several cryptic species widespread throughout the savannah areas of sub-Saharan Africa (Zimkus et al. 2010). We encountered the species in the Yéalé village, near road puddles in dense vegetation (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). Other active males were found at night between tufts of ornamental plants around houses after heavy rainfalls. Adult males were uniform brown (26.0 – 28.1 mm; N = 6) and had black throats with folds, while adult females (27.8 – 33.5 mm; N = 8) had white, mottled brown or greyish-black throats. One female exhibited an exceptionally conspicuous greyish-brown back with green spots and a green interorbital line; other females being uniform brown. Some frogs reproduced in a large pond within dense vegetation. Four clutches comprising, 938, 1021, 1265, and 1501 small reddish-brown eggs, were floating on the water surface. Mean egg diameter was 0.9 mm (± 0.1 mm; N = 20). Clutch sizes therefore seem to be larger in West African, compared to southern African, populations (compare values in Rödel 2000).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C86BFA6B77A5D.taxon	vernacular_names	Leaf-loving Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C86BFA6B77A5D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0037 (Fig. 12 F).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C86BFA6B77A5D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus phyllophilus prefers patches of swampy primary forest from eastern Ivory Coast to Sierra Leone (Rödel and Ernst 2002 a; Ernst and Rödel 2006; Kouamé et al. 2008, 2014, 2018; Channing and Rödel 2019). We found only one male (15.0 mm) during the rainy season. It was concealed among dense leaf litter, in a patch of dense forest, intersected by a small stream (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C843FA6207C7D.taxon	vernacular_names	Tokba Puddle Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C843FA6207C7D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0038 (Fig. 12 G).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C843FA6207C7D.taxon	discussion	Comments: Phrynobatrachus tokba occurs in primary to degraded forests, and montane grassland, from western Guinea to Ghana (Guibé and Lamotte 1963; Rödel et al. 2004, 2005; Kouamé et al. 2018; Channing and Rödel 2019). This species reproduces terrestrially, by depositing clutches in moist leaves, and has non-feeding, non-hatching tadpoles (Rödel and Ernst 2002 b). A large number of P. tokba males called in the drier part of the forest. A brown female measured 18.0 mm. Further populations were detected in moist savannah adjacent to forest, and even in sympatry with Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis up to 1,235 m asl in montane grasslands (07 ° 35.555 ’ N, 008 ° 25.788 ’ W; Fig. 12 H).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FCE6879FA17C7D5E.taxon	vernacular_names	Schiøtz’s Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FCE6879FA17C7D5E.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0053 (Fig. 13 C).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FCE6879FA17C7D5E.taxon	discussion	Comments: Ptychadena arnei is a poorly studied frog occurring in humid savannahs, secondary forests, and gallery forests, from southern Senegal to central Ivory Coast (Channing and Rödel 2019). Only two females (43.5 and 45.5 mm) and two males (39.5 and 40.5 mm) were recorded at night in the Yéalé village, sitting at the edge of a road puddle that intersected a heavily degraded forest. The basic color of their back was brown to grey with a light triangle on the snout. Ptychadena oxyrhynchus, which often have a pale snout as well, have much longer legs (see e. g., Fig. 13 F). The P. arnei specimens had short dorsolateral folds and possessed distinct sacral folds. They had dark to pale crossbars on the legs and lacked external metatarsal tubercles. A female (Fig. 13 B) exhibited a fine yellow vertebral line. A reddish to yellow longitudinal line on the tibia was broad towards the heel, but narrow towards the knee. The upper part of flanks was reddish, while the lower part was grey with black spots. The ventral surface ranged from whitish through beige to yellow. The species is known by its unique advertisement calls, which consist of a long succession of short double calls (Channing and Rödel 2019). In paddy fields around Daloa, western-central Ivory Coast, frogs that were morphologically identical emitted such calls (Kouamé et al., unpub. data).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FCE6833FA7217F1E.taxon	vernacular_names	Bibron’s Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FCE6833FA7217F1E.taxon	materials_examined	Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0104 (Fig. 13 D), and one male, NGK-Nimba 0105.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FCE6833FA7217F1E.taxon	discussion	Comments: We found P. bibroni in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl) along road puddles during the rainy season, and in cocoa and coffee plantations during the dry season. This frog is known from humid savannahs, but was also reported from dry savannahs and open degraded forests (Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). The body size of males ranged from 39.0 – 46.0 mm (N = 6), while females reached 46.5 – 57.0 mm (N = 7).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD6FCE6817FA65879DD.taxon	vernacular_names	Snouted Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD6FCE6817FA65879DD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0039 (Fig. 13 E).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD6FCE6817FA65879DD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Ptychadena longirostris was found along a forest trail with puddles of various sizes (07 ° 32.993 ’ N, 008 ° 24.753 ’ W; 425 m asl). They had a yellowish back with an ill-defined darker lateral band, stretching from the nares through eyes, tympanum, and flanks to the groin. The size of males ranged from 43.0 – 46.0 mm (N = 4); two females measured 50.0 and 52.5 mm (N = 2). This West African species is known to breed in puddles along forest roads (Guibé and Lamotte 1954; Rödel 2000). It preys on various insects and occasionally even aquatic food items (Konan et al. 2016).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C829CA57B7E9D.taxon	vernacular_names	Tropical Clawed Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C829CA57B7E9D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0001 (Fig. 13 A), NGK-Nimba 0002, and two males, NGK-Nimba 0003, NGK-Nimba 0006.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFAAFFD4FF7C829CA57B7E9D.taxon	discussion	Comments: This pipid lives in forests, degraded forests, and gallery forests in humid savannahs from Senegal to western Cameroon (Rödel 2000). The species was seen in flooded paddy fields in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). In the dry season, frogs were easily caught in patches of the same shallow swamps. Some juvenile frogs measured 21.5 – 30.0 mm (N = 5), adult males reached 32.4 – 42.5 mm (N = 5), and adult females ranged from 48.3 – 53.3 mm (N = 4).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C87BFA6827BDE.taxon	vernacular_names	Sharp-nosed Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C87BFA6827BDE.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0040, NGK-Nimba 0041, and one male, NGK-Nimba 0042 (Fig. 13 F).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C87BFA6827BDE.taxon	discussion	Comments: Ptychadena oxyrhynchus is a large frog with extremely robust and long hind legs. It occurs in savannahs and edges of the forest zone across sub-Saharan Africa (Rödel 2000; Channing and Rödel 2019). During the rainy season, the species was found in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl), along dirt roads with temporary water bodies of different sizes. The species survives the dry season in humid parts of rice paddies. In this season, rice is harvested and we saw the frogs in vast numbers. The sizes of two females were 59.0 and 64.8 mm, while a male measured 52.0 mm.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C85BFA6157C7D.taxon	vernacular_names	Pujol’s Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C85BFA6157C7D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0045 (Fig. 13 G).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C85BFA6157C7D.taxon	discussion	Comments: The biology of Ptychadena pujoli is very insufficiently known. It seems to occur in savannah swamps and grassland habitats from eastern Sierra Leone, through the Upper Guinea highlands, to western Ivory Coast (Lamotte and Ohler 1997; Channing and Rödel 2019). After a heavy rainfall, some migrating individuals were found among short grasses near houses in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). A male (48.5 mm SUL) with a brownish-grey back had a beige vertebral band. Its back was smooth to slightly granular. Flanks were light with some large warts. The animal had continuous light-colored external folds and distinguishable sacral folds. Its legs exhibited greyish dark crossbars, and its feet lacked metatarsal tubercles. The venter was yellowish. This species lived in syntopy with P. arnei in rice paddies around villages in the Daloa region (Kouamé et al., unpub. data).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C82DFA5DD7E1D.taxon	vernacular_names	Western Dwarf Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C82DFA5DD7E1D.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0069 (Fig. 13 H).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C82DFA5DD7E1D.taxon	discussion	Comments: A female P. pumilio was recorded in an open area with a shallow but densely vegetated pond near the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). The species is known from a wide range of habitats from humid to dry savannahs, to open areas in degraded forests, and ranges from southern Mauritania through the savannah belt to eastern Africa (Rödel 2000; Onadeko and Rödel 2008; Padial et al. 2008; Adeba et al. 2010; Channing and Rödel 2019).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C807FA0B17BBD.taxon	vernacular_names	Nimba Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C807FA0B17BBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two males, NGK-Nimba 0060, NGK-Nimba 0061, and two females, NGK-Nimba 0062, NGK-Nimba 0063 (Fig. 14 A).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FF7C807FA0B17BBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Five P. retropunctata were recorded on a high plateau with predominantly grassy mountain pastures and herbaceous vegetation (07 ° 35.453 ’ N, 008 ° 24.957 ’ W; 843 m asl). The SULs of males varied from 28.0 – 30.5 mm (N = 3), while two females measured 29.0 and 37.5 mm. Whereas four frogs were rust-colored, a female had a deep brown dorsum. In contrast to Rödel (2000) and Channing and Rödel (2019), who describe a white venter, our specimens had a yellow venter. The species was described previously from Mounts Nimba (Angel 1949). Further records became known only from a few montane localities in southeastern Guinea (summarized in Rödel et al. 2004), the Loma Mountains in Sierra Leone (Lamotte 1971), northern Guinea (Hillers et al. 2006), and southeastern Senegal (Monasterio et al. 2016). This is the first country record for P. retropunctata in Ivory Coast.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FCE6859FA0587DBD.taxon	vernacular_names	Narrow-headed Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FCE6859FA0587DBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0030, NGK-Nimba 0100 (Fig. 14 B).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD6FCE6859FA0587DBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Two females of the Ptychadena stenocephala - complex (Rödel and Channing 2019) have been found at the edge of a roadside puddle near a heavily degraded forest in the Yéalé village (07 ° 31.928 ’ N, 008 ° 25.401 ’ W; 425 m asl). While they superficially resemble P. mascareniensis, e. g., by the ridges and a similar vertebral band (see e. g., Rödel and Glos 2019), they differ from the latter species by reduced webbing, and much more slender body shape (Channing and Rödel 2019). The exact taxonomic status of these frogs requires further research.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD8FCE6839FA5C279FE.taxon	vernacular_names	Small Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD8FCE6839FA5C279FE.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Three females, NGK-Nimba 0044, NGK-Nimba 0046, NGK-Nimba 0047 (Fig. 14 C), and two males, NGK-Nimba 0048, NGK-Nimba 0049 (Fig. 14 D).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA8FFD8FCE6839FA5C279FE.taxon	discussion	Comments: We found a large population of P. submascareniensis in predominantly grassy mountain pastures with herbaceous vegetation (07 ° 35.453 ’ N, 008 ° 24.957 ’ W; 843 m asl). There, the species occurred in vast numbers (> 1,500 individuals in an area of approximately 50 ha) during the rainy season. Calling males were observed during the day with peaks between 0830 – 1030 h GMT and 1830 – 2000 h GMT. The weather conditions during these observations were characterized by low visibilities due to mist and windy weather. We recorded two migrating individuals in montane grassland in sympatry with A. crusculum and N. occidentalis (07 ° 35.555 ’ N, 008 ° 25.788 ’ W; 1,235 m asl). These rarely documented frogs (compare Guibé and Lamotte 1953, 1958 a; Rödel and Bangoura 2004) have a compact body with a moderately pointed snout. Adult females measured 29.5 – 32.0 mm (N = 8), while males ranged from 24.0 – 27.5 mm (N = 18). According to Channing and Rödel (2019), Mount Nimba is the only known Ivorian site to host P. submascareniensis.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA6FFD8FF7C82DFA4AF7EBD.taxon	vernacular_names	Western Foam-nest Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA6FFD8FF7C82DFA4AF7EBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Male, NGK-Nimba 0102 (Fig. 14 H).	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA6FFD8FF7C82DFA4AF7EBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Chiromantis rufescens is a complex of treefrog species (Leaché et al. 2019), occurring in rainforest and the transition zone between forest and savannah, from West and Central Africa to the southernmost record in Angola (Lamotte 1967; Schiøtz 1967; Channing and Rödel 2019; Rödel and Glos 2019; Ernst et al. 2020). They are the only West African species depositing foam nests above stagnant waters (Coe 1967, 1974; Schiøtz 1967; Monayong Ako’o 1978; Rödel et al. 2002). During the entire survey in Mounts Nimba, only one specimen was found on a dark night in a plantation from the Yéalé village dominated by cocoa and coffee trees (Fig. 14 H). This specimen measured 45.0 mm in SUL.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA6FFD8FF7C865FA67B7B7E.taxon	vernacular_names	Tournier’s Grass Frog	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA6FFD8FF7C865FA67B7B7E.taxon	materials_examined	Material: Two females, NGK-Nimba 0054, NGK-Nimba 0055 (Fig. 14 E), and one male, NGK-Nimba 0056.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
03EEFC14FFA6FFD8FF7C865FA67B7B7E.taxon	discussion	Comments: Ptychadena tournieri is widespread in patches of humid and dry savannahs from Senegal into Benin (Rödel 2000; Nago et al. 2006; Adeba et al. 2010; Channing and Rödel 2019). We found the species in open areas, most often among grasses at the edge of plantations. One male measured 35.0 mm, while three females ranged from 39.0 – 49.0 mm.	en	Kanga, Kouassi Philippe, Kouamé, N’Goran Germain, Zogbassé, Parfait, Gongomin, Basseu Aude-Inès, Agoh, Konan Laurent, Kouamé, Akoua Michèle, Konan, Jean Christophe B. Y. N., Adepo-Gourène, Abouo Béatrice, Gourène, Germain, Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2021): Amphibian diversity of a West African biodiversity hotspot: an assessment and commented checklist of the batrachofauna of the Ivorian part of the Nimba Mountains. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 275) 15 (1): 71-107, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11287122
