The diversity and distribution of the amphibians in Rwanda was critically reviewed to provide
a reliable species inventory for informed conservation management. The checklist of the …

Development projects in west Central Africa are proceeding at an unprecedented rate, often
with little concern for their effects on biodiversity. In an attempt to better understand potential …

We systematically assess the herpetofaunal diversity of the Serra do **ano Forest
Ecosystem (SPFE) and additional localities throughout the northern Angolan province of …

Angolan amphibians have been studied since the mid-nineteenth century by explorers and
scientists from all over the western world, and collections have been deposited in around 20 …

Francisco Newton's zoological expedition to Angola undertaken between 1903 and 1906 is
one of the least studied of the naturalist's life. Only three major papers regarding the …

This article provides the first data on amphibian diversity in the Yoko Forest Reserve, located
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During twenty-four field sampling campaigns …

The global environmental crisis has reinforced the importance of improving the
documentation of the geographical distributions of extant species. With this aim, species …

The herpetological collections of the Museu do Dundo in Lunda Norte Province, northeast
Angola, are among the most important in southern Africa and represent one of the largest …

The monotypic genus Trichobatrachus, with its sole representative, the hairy frog,
Trichobatrachus robustus Boulenger, 1900, could be considered one of the most well-known …

Anthropogenic disturbance of natural environments has negative impacts on biodiversity.
Amphibians are especially sensitive to deforestation, and there is a high rate of this …