Description
An Afrixalus very similar to A. uluguruensis, possibly differing by being smaller (males 21-24 mm) and by males having few and scattered asperities on dorsum.

Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Tanzania, United Republic of

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Usambaras, Tanzania.

Life History, Abundance, Activity, and Special Behaviors
Voice a brief buzz. Sonogram is shown in Schiøtz (1975), figure 91 top (termed A. uluguruensis.)

Comments
There is some doubt as to the validity of this species, also the name since we lack recent, ample material from the Ulugurus to decide whether the Uluguru form is conspecific with the populations from Usambara or those from Udzungwe.

References

Pickersgill, M. (2007). Frog Search: Results of Expeditions to Southern and Eastern Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.

Schiøtz, A. (1975). The Treefrogs of Eastern Africa. Steenstrupia, Copenhagen.

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2008 Afrixalus dorsimaculatus <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7138> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Oct 11, 2024.

Citation: AmphibiaWeb. 2024. <https://amphibiaweb.org> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed 11 Oct 2024.

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