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!
Cited Articles
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.