A new species of Rain Frog (Brevicipitidae, Breviceps) endemic to Angola.

ABSTRACT: Recent molecular phylogenetic work has found that Breviceps Merrem, 1820 comprises two major clades, one of which, the B. mossambicus group, is widely distributed across southern sub-Saharan Africa. This group is notable for harboring abundant cryptic diversity. Of the four most recently described Breviceps species, three are members of this group, and at least five additional lineages await formal description. Although Breviceps has long been known to occur in Angola, no contemporary material has been collected until recently. The three most widespread taxa, B. adspersus, B. mossambicus, and B. poweri, may all occur in Angola, but accurate species assignment remains challenging given the rampant morphological similarity between these taxa,

SUBMITTER: Nielsen SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7609483 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature