Congolius, a new genus of African reed frog endemic to the central Congo: A potential case of convergent evolution

Abstract The reed frog genus Hyperolius (Afrobatrachia, Hyperoliidae) is a speciose genus containing over 140 species of mostly small to medium-sized frogs distributed in sub-Saharan Africa. Its high level of colour polymorphism, together with in anurans relatively rare sexual dichromatism, make sys...

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Main Authors: Tadeáš Nečas, Gabriel Badjedjea, Michal Vopálenský, Václav Gvoždík
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87495-2