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.
The 13th Herpetological Association of Africa Conference 23rd – 27th January 2017
The 13th Herpetological Association of Africa Conference 23rd – 27th January 2017 Bonamanzi Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa The 13th biennial Conference of the Herpetological Association of Africa will be held at Bonamanzi Game Reserve, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa from 23 – 27 January 2017. Bonamanzi is a 4000ha reserve, adjacent to iSimangaliso Wetland Park […]
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