Hyperolius soror ( Chabanaud, 1921 )

Hyperolius soror ( Chabanaud, 1921) View in CoL

Soror Reed Frog

Material: One female, NGK-Nimba 0125 ( Fig. 10C View Fig ), two males, NGK-Nimba 0126 ( Fig. 10D View Fig ), NGK-Nimba 0127 .

Comments: We heard over a dozen H. soror males calling during the rainy season in a dense grassy swamp, edging forest ( 07°32.993’N, 008°24.753’W; 425 m asl).

However, only one female and two males were caught there. The species is sexually dimorphic. The female ( 25.1 mm SUL) had a light green back, with diffuse, minute, reddish-brown spots, red lateral markings, a red stripe from snout to tip of eye, bluish-grey iris, and toes and fingers, including webbing, were faintly red with green tips. Its ventral surface was transparent bluish green. In contrast, both males ( SUL 19.1 and 21.1 mm) had a golden iris, a dark red canthal stripe, green dorsum with diffuse, minute, reddish-brown spots, light dorsolateral stripes, and green toes and fingers.