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Hyperolius nasutus

Hyperolius nasutus

Gunther, 1865

GBIF:231569760

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Material (64 specimens, 1 tadpole lot): PEM A 12599 – 601, Calua River source, 6 km SE of Cuito River source, - 12.73675 ° 18.39310 °, 1,445 m asl; PEM A 12424, Cunde waterfall, - 13.77390 ° 18.75520 °, 1,285 m asl; PEM A 14107 (tadpoles), PEM A 12435, confluence of Cuito and Calua rivers, - 13.12458 ° 18.20909 °, 1,345 m asl; PEM A 12461 – 3, INBAC (no number x 4), Cuanavale River source lake, - 13.08537 ° 18.89098 °, 1,360 m asl; PEM A 12738 – 40, INBAC (no number), Cuando River source, - 13.00346 ° 19.12751 °, 1,353 m asl; PEM A 12693, Cubango River source site, - 12.66256 ° 16.09324 °, 1,771 m asl; PEM A 12445, Cuchi River gorge, - 14.5900 ° 16.90758 °, 1,365 m asl; PEM A 12550 – 1, Cuito River source lake, - 12.68935 ° 18.36012 °, 1,431 m asl; PEM A 12427, INBAC (no number), Cuiva River bridge on EN 250, - 11.98345 ° 17.72367 °, 1,267 m asl; PEM A 12490, Dala River, near Samanunga village, - 12.93169 ° 18.81458 °, 1,363 m asl; PEM A 12665, Cubango River campsite 1 below rapids, west of Fundo village, - 13.04790 ° 16.37896 °, 1,568 m asl; PEM A 12805 – 6, PEM A 13804 – 12, Lake Tchanssengwe, - 12.41402 ° 18.64418 °, 1,393 m asl; PEM A 14827 – 8, INBAC (no number), Luanguinga River waterfall, - 13.71132 ° 21.24914 °, 1,118 m asl; PEM A 13773 – 80, Lungwebungu River old oxbows, - 12.58129 ° 18.67162 °, 1,304 m asl; PEM A 14750 – 52, Quembo River right side tributary (Micongo River) past village, - 13.51877 ° 19.28487 °, 1,248 m asl; PEM A 12860 – 62, INBAC (no number), Quembo River source lake, - 13.13624 ° 19.04591 °, 1,366 m asl; PEM A 14729 – 35, INBAC (no number x 2), Quembo River, oxbow near small waterfall, - 13.54257 ° 19.29551 °, 1,233 m asl. Additional material (13 specimens, 8 tadpole lots): SAIAB 209057 (1 specimen), Cuanavale River near confluence, - 13.12478 ° 18.90017 °, 1,346 m asl; SAIAB 204573 (2 specimens), Quembo River source lake, - 13.13586 ° 19.04492 °, 1,369 m asl; SAIAB 209053 (7 tadpoles), outlet River from Kuembo River source lake, - 13.13689 ° 19.03144 °, 1,392 m asl; SAIAB 209173 (3 tadpoles), Quembo River source, - 13.13583 ° 19.04528 °, 1,370 m asl; SAIAB 209051 (5 specimens), Quembo River source lake, - 13.14025 ° 19.04822 °, 1,365 m asl; SAIAB 209045 (6 tadpoles), stream outflow about 2.6 km downstream of source lake, - 13.00317 ° 19.15153 °, 1,331 m asl; SAIAB 209056 (3 specimens), SAIAB 209087 (1 specimen), small stream 3 km below Cuanavale River source camp, - 13.12539 ° 18.89914 °, 1,344 m asl; SAIAB 209049 (5 tadpoles), south west of Cambuta on main track, - 13.44678 ° 19.96403 °, 1,229 m asl; SAIAB 209055 (1 tadpole), river bridge at Cangamba, - 13.69611 ° 19.87503 °, 1,193 m asl; SAIAB 209050 (1 tadpole), Calua lagoon, - 12.73600 ° 18.39394 °, 1,448 m asl; SAIAB 209026 (1 tadpole), Cuanavale River lake outlet, - 13.09414 ° 18.89612 °, 1,357 m asl; SAIAB 209054 (4 tadpoles), Cuando River source bog, - 13.00383 ° 19.12719 °, 1,350 m asl. Description: Small reed frog; rounded snout. Dorsum green, with white dorso-lateral stripes and small scattered black spots; ventrum transparent; pedal webbing formula: I (1), II i / e (1 – 0.25), III (0.75 – 0.5), IV (0.75 – 0.5), V (0.5). Male throat is white. Adult females (n = 14) varied from 15.9 – 20.2 (18.5) mm (largest female: PEM A 13810); adult males (n = 21) varied from 13.7 – 20.3 (17.2) mm (largest male: INBAC no number). Habitat and natural history notes: Found on the margins of source lakes, larger rivers, and cut-off oxbows. Comments: Found at certain localities in sympatry with Hyperolius cf. inyangae (see above), but can easily be distinguished based on the rounded snout and larger overall size.
Conradie, Werner, Keates, Chad, Verburgt, Luke, Baptista, Ninda L., Harvey, James (2023): Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 3: Amphibians. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 325) 17 (1): 19-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12761936

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Fig. 15. Adult male Hyperolius nasutus from Cuanavale River source. Photo by Werner Conradie.

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Map 14. Distribution of Hyperolius nasutus in Angola.

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Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 3: Amphibians

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This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Conradie, Werner, Keates, Chad, Verburgt, Luke, Baptista, Ninda L., Harvey, James (2023): Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 3: Amphibians. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 325) 17 (1): 19-56, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12761936

Abstract. —This article is the third and final installment of the herpetofaunal results obtained from a series of rapid biodiversity surveys of the upper Cuito, Cubango, Cuando, Zambezi, and Kwanza River basins in Angola. The amphibian survey results are presented along with an updated checklist of the historical and current records of amphibians from the southeastern region of Angola. A total of 1,114 new amphibian records were documented, comprising 37 species, bringing the total number of recognized amphibian species in this region to 49. These surveys documented two new country records (Hyperolius cf. inyangae and Kassinula wittei) and at least two candidate new species, and elevated Amnirana adiscifera stat. nov. (which now encompasses the western green form formerly regarded as A. darlingi). Finally, updated distribution maps for all of Angola are provided for all the species encountered within the study region.

Conradie W, Keates C, Verburgt L, Baptista N L, Harvey J, felipe (2023). Contributions to the herpetofauna of the Angolan Okavango- Cuando-Zambezi river drainages. Part 3: Amphibians. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/xqyzdr accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-16.

CC0Published 8/4/2023View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
231569760
Dataset Key
5e6c8fd8-74a8-4de2-8687-29b4ea71fac1
Origin
source
Backbone Key
5217737
Taxon ID
4357878800333F5D88A166E4FDD707E0.taxon
Last Crawled
6/9/2026
Last Interpreted
6/9/2026