The amphibians and reptiles of Nouabale-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)

Abstract

We present an annotated list of 20 amphibian and 4 reptile species collected along the southern edge of Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, which comprises lowland forests that are part of the Congo River drainage basin. This study has resulted in the first definitive records of the frogs Aubria masako, Amietophrynus regularis, Cryptothylax greshoffii, Hyperolius balfouri, H. brachiofa- sciatus, Leptopelis brevirostris, and L. calcaratus meridionalis from the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville). Comparing four sites subjected to different degrees of human disturbance, we note differences in her - petofaunal composition among these sites, which we attribute to difference in tolerance of human acti - vity, opportunistic colonisation by non-native species, and, in some cases, a preference for proximity to human habitations. We compare the results of our study to other herpetofaunal surveys of Central and West Africa in order to gain insight into which faunae are most similar to that of Nouabale-Ndoki Na - tional Park.

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Rheinbach, 20 August 2007 ISSN 0036-3375149-164
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e amphibians and reptiles of Nouabale-Ndoki National
Park, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
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Aubria masako
Amietophrynus regularisCryptothylax greshoffiiHyperolius balfouriH. brachiofa-
sciatus
Leptopelis brevirostrisL. calcaratus meridionalis
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fii
Hyperolius balfouri,H. brachiofasciatus Leptopelis brevirostris,  L. calcaratus meridionalis
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Crocodylus niloticusC. cataphractus
Osteolaemus tetraspisVaranus niloticus
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Arthroleptis
poecilonotus
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     Arthroleptis
poecilonotus
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   
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Amietophrynus
camerunensis
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     
       
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      
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    
      
    
     




AmietophrynusA.
togoensis    A. cristiglans
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

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      
Amietophrynus    
BufoB. ca
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merunensis
B. funereusB. gracilipesB. ma-
culatusB. regularis
Bufo
     B. funereus
B. gracilipes 

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B. gracilipes

B. funereus

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    


     

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

Amietophrynus
 funereus  

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
      
     


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Amietophrynus
 gracilipes 
    


    
      


   


Amietophrynus maculatus 
    
   

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
    
Arthroleptis poecilonotus

Amietophrynus camerunensis
 
Amietophrynus funereus

Amietophrynus gracilipes

Amietophrynus maculatus
 
Amietophrynus regularis
 
Afrixalus quadrivittatus
 
Cryptothylax greshoffii

Hyperolius balfouri
 
Hyperolius brachiofasciatus

Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris

Leptopelis
aubryi 
Leptopelis brevirostris

Leptopelis calcaratus meridionalis

Leptopelis notatus

Phrynobatrachus hylaios
 
Amnirana albolabris

Aubria masako

Hoplobatrachus occipitalis

Ptychadena perreti

Python sebae

Aparallactus modestus
 
Grayia smithii
  
Lamprophis olivaceous

Philothamnus carinatus
 
elotornis kirtlandii

Boulengerina annulata
 
Naja melanoleuca

Feylinia currori

Trachylepis maculilabris
   
Hemidactylus mabouia

Kinixys erosa

Osteolaemus tetraspis
 
Crocodylus cataphractus
 




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



         
Arthroleptis poecilonotus

Amietophrynus camerunensis
 
Amietophrynus funereus

Amietophrynus gracilipes
 
Amietophrynus maculatus

Amietophrynus regularis

Afrixalus quadrivittatus

Cryptothylax greshoffii

Hyperolius balfouri

Hyperolius brachiofasciatus

Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris
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Leptopelis aubryi

Leptopelis brevirostris
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Leptopelis calcaratus meridionalis
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Leptopelis notatus
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Phrynobatrachus hylaios
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Amnirana albolabris
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Aubria masako
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Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
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Ptychadena perreti
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Python sebae
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Aparallactus modestus
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Grayia smithii
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Lamprophis olivaceous
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Philothamnus carinatus
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elotornis kirtlandii
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Boulengerina annulata
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Naja melanoleuca
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Feylinia currori
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Trachylepis maculilabris
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Hemidactylus mabouia
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Kinixys erosa
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Osteolaemus tetraspis
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Crocodylus cataphractus
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
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


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
    



A. regularis
A. maculatus


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Amietophrynus regularis
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    



  
   Amietophrynus re-
gularis 

. 
   
A. regularis  A. camerunensis

A. regu
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laris



    
 


Afrixalus quadrivittatus
  
   
     
        
     
   
      Afri-
xalus fulvovittatus     


A. quadrivittatus

 A. fulvovittatus   
A. quadrivittatus

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Cryptothylax greshoffii  
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

  
      


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Hyperolius balfouri   
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   
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   
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     
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    
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    
      
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     
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Hyperolius
 brachiofasciatus  . 
     
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 H. brachiofasciatus   
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  H. brachiofasciatus  
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     
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      
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Hyperolius  cinnamomeoventris 
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
       
   
Hyperolius
H. cinna-
momeoventris
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  Hyperlious schoutedeni  




Leptopelis
aubryi 




Leptopelis brevirostris
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     

Leptopelis brevirostris





Leptopelis calcaratus meridionalis 

      
       

L.
c. meridionalis

Leptopelis notatus
   




Phrynobatrachus
hylaios
    
  
      
     

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

     
    

       


Amnirana albolabris  

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 
    

      
   

Aubria masako

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      
       
A. masa-
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Aubria subsigillata
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
A.
subsigillata    
     
A. masako.
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A. masako
Aubria masakoA. subsigillata
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 
 
A. masako

A. masako
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Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
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   
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 

Hoplobatrachus
occipitalis
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   Amietophrynus regularis 
     
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Ptychadena
perreti
  
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      
      

   
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Aparallactus modestus modestus
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modestus
     
 A. m. ubangensis
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A. m. modestus
      
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A. modestus

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Grayia smithii
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    
       

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   
Grayia smithii
Grayia     Grayia 
     
      
    
      
Boulengerina annulata
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G. smithiiB. annulata

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Aparallactus modestus mo-
destus Grayia smithii Lamprophis olivaceousPhilothamnus carinatus
Boulengerina annulataFeylinia currori
Lamprophis olivaceus 

      
Lamprophis
L. oliva-
ceus
 L. virgatus   
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Lamprophis
     
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
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Philothamnus carinatus
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
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Philothamnus

     Philothamnus
carinatus
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  
P. ca
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rinatus
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elotornis kirtlandii  
   
      
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      
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 
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       

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Aparallactus modestus
Philothamnus carinatus   

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elotornis
T. kirtlandii

     



Boulengerina annulata annulata

 




Grayia smithii
Naja melanoleuca
  
    





Feylinia currori
    




   

     Feyli
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nia currori   
      

    

Trachylepis maculilabris   
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   




Hemidactylus mabouia

    

      
       



Kinixys erosa 
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
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



Osteolaemus tetraspis
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


Crocodylus cataphractus 
     Osteolae
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mus tetraspis

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      
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 

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 Amietophrynus gracilipes Ho-
plobatrachus occipitalis Amnirana albolab-
risPhrynobatrachus perretiArthroleptis
poecilonotus
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meoventris  Leptopelis calcaratus  
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merunensis . funereus A regularis Afri-
xalus quadrivittatus, Cryptothylax gresshof
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fii Hyperolius balfouri H. brachiofasciatus
Leptopelis brevirostrisL. notatus, Aubria
masako     
Afrixalus quadrivittatus     
Afrixalus fulvovittatus
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A. quadrivitta-
tus
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Amietophrynus
camerunensis
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  A. regularis  
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elotornis kirtlandii   
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 Lamprophis olivaceus    
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P. carinatus
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Osteolaemus tetraspisPython sebae
Feylinia currori  
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   Hoplo-
batrachus occipitalis   Amnirana
albolabris   Amietophrynus regu-
laris Arthroleptis poecilono-
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Amietophrynus gracilipes
Hyperolius cinnanomeoventrisA. fu-
nereusCryptothylax greshoffiiH. bal
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fouri Phrynobatrachus hylaiosH. bra-
chiofasciatusAubria masakoLep-
topelis calcaratus meridionalis
L. calcaratus
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Naja melanoleucaPython sebae
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tophrynus regularis Cryptothylax greshoffii
Hyperolius balfouriH. brachiofasciatus
Leptopelis brevirostris    
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onalis
Aparallactus modestus modes-
tus
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A. m. modestusA. m. ubangensis
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