Amphibians of Togo: taxonomy, distribution and conservation status
Zoosystema 46
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In 2007, a commented list of the amphibians of Togo, elaborated from the available literature, reported 49 species for the country. On the basis of that first paper, we herein add further museum vouchers and field data, and report the presence of 50 amphibian species in Togo. Three species are removed from the former list: Phrynobatrachus sp. aff. calcaratus (sensu Rödel & Agyei, 2003), Ptychadena longirostris (Peters, 1870) and Ptychadena tournieri (Guibé & Lamotte, 1955). Four species are added: Hyperolius laticeps Ahl, 1931, Kassina schioetzi Rödel, Grafe, Rudolf & Ernst, 2002, Ptychadena arnei Perret, 1997 and Geotrypetes seraphini (Duméril, 1859).
Unraveling the monotypy of Vesubia Simon, 1909 and its relationships to Alopecosa Simon, 1885 (Araneae, Lycosidae)
Zoosystema 46
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The genus Vesubia Simon, 1909 currently comprises two species, Vesubia jugorum (Simon, 1881) from the French and Italian SW Alps and V. caduca (Karsch, 1880) from Maoui, Hawaii. The position of V. caduca has been previously questioned, but both species are still clssified in the genus. In this paper we redescribe V. jugorum, update the diagnosis of the genus after examination of the type specimens and propose the transference of V. caduca to Hogna Simon, 1885 leading to the genus Vesubia being solely represented by V. jugorum, thus monotypic.