HAA – 14th Conference – FOURTH NOTICE Download PDF The 14th Conference of the Herpetological Association of Africa will take place at the Cape St Francis Resort (CSFR) during the period 9 – 13 September 2019. The Cape St Francis Resort situated in the coastal town of Cape St Francis, Eastern Cape, South Africa, provides […]
Telescopus pulcher
The enigmatic Telescopus pulcher from the Horn of Africa. See the link to the paper by Mazuch et al. who report information on the 3rd and 4th specimens ever found. Stunning animals!
Panaspis thomensis
Introducing Panaspis thomensis! See details in a the recent paper by Soares et al (2018) in African Journal of Herpetology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/figure/10.1080/21564574.2017.1413015?scroll=top&needAccess=true
Serra da Neve Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus pachnodes)
Introducing the Serra da Neve Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus pachnodes) from Angola. Cool name! Original description here: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=25859… includes images.
Pachydactylus radiation
Recently, Smid et al helped clarify the taxonomic position of some of Africa’s spectacular Pachydactylus radiation.