Real vs apparent distributions of dwarf amphibians: Bufo lindneri Mertens 1955 - a case in point
Real vs apparent distributions of dwarf amphibians: Bufo lindneri Mertens 1955 - a case in point
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侏儒两栖动物的实际分布与表观分布：Bufo lindneri Mertens 1955 - 一个恰当的例子
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1989
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B. Clarke
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B. Clarke
The literature records only four specimens identified as Bufo lindneri Mertens, and gives the distribution of this species as Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and a locality 23 km from Dar es Salaam. The discovery of a further fourteen specimens provides evidence of a wider distribution including S. Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. B. lindneri is redescribed on the basis of this new material. It is suggested that specimens of dwarf species have often been overlooked, either because of their size, choice of habitat or cryptic coloration or a combination of these factors, leading to the erroneous conclusion that they are rare, or that the species has a restricted distribution. It is further suggested that dwarf species are of particular biological interest. They may be important as ecological indicator species, as indicators of distinct microhabitats, modes of reproduction and associated behaviours.
