Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae).

Rödel MO, Schmitz A, Penner J, Griesbaum F, Leaché AD, Ofori-Boateng C, Portik D, Doumbia J, Kouamé NG, Kpan TF, Gonwouo NL, Nopper J, Hillers A, Nago SGA, Ernst R, Glos J, Petzold A, Barej MF

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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5779.1.1
Published: 2026 Mar 20
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@article{allodium:10.11646/zootaxa.5779.1.1,
  title = {Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae).},
  author = {Rödel MO and Schmitz A and Penner J and Griesbaum F and Leaché AD and Ofori-Boateng C and Portik D and Doumbia J and Kouamé NG and Kpan TF and Gonwouo NL and Nopper J and Hillers A and Nago SGA and Ernst R and Glos J and Petzold A and Barej MF},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Zootaxa},
  doi = {10.11646/zootaxa.5779.1.1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5779.1.1}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae).
AU  - Rödel MO
AU  - Schmitz A
AU  - Penner J
AU  - Griesbaum F
AU  - Leaché AD
AU  - Ofori-Boateng C
AU  - Portik D
AU  - Doumbia J
AU  - Kouamé NG
AU  - Kpan TF
AU  - Gonwouo NL
AU  - Nopper J
AU  - Hillers A
AU  - Nago SGA
AU  - Ernst R
AU  - Glos J
AU  - Petzold A
AU  - Barej MF
PY  - 2026
JO  - Zootaxa
DO  - 10.11646/zootaxa.5779.1.1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5779.1.1
ER  -

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MO, R., A, S., J, P., F, G., AD, L., C, O., D, P., J, D., NG, K., TF, K., NL, G., J, N., A, H., SGA, N., R, E., J, G., A, P., & MF, B. (2026). Four new cryptic Ptychadena species from the Upper Guinean rainforests of West Africa (Amphibia, Anura, Ptychadenidae).. Zootaxa. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5779.1.1

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