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Morerella cyanophthalma Rödel, Assemian, Kouamé, Tohé & Perret, 2009
Morere´s Blue-eyed Frog | family: Hyperoliidae genus: Morerella |
| Species Description: Roedel M-O, Kosuch J, Grafe TU, Boistel R, Assemian NE, Kouame NG, Tohe B, Gourene G, Perret J-L, Henle K, Tafforeau P, Pollet N, Veith M 2009 A new tree-frog genus and species from Ivory Coast, West Africa (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae). Zootaxa 2044:23-45. | |
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Etymology: Morerella cyanophthalma was initially collected by Jean-Jacques Morère in 1970 in the Banco National Park, but remained unnamed till 2009. The genus was named after him and the epitheton cyanophthalma describes the blue eyes of the females (Rödel et al. 2009). |
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