Standardization and repeatability is at the heart of all scientific research, yet very little
literature exists to standardize morphometric measurements within vertebrate groups. This is …

Abstract The Cameroon Volcanic Line, a mountain chain located between West and Central
Africa, is a region of numerous endemic diversifications, including of puddle frogs …

Puddle frogs (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) are one of the most species-rich sub-Saharan
amphibian groups, occupying an extraordinarily diverse range of habitats. We construct the …

Here, we present the first molecular and fossil-dated analysis focusing in the
Procatopodidae, a widely distributed and little known African oviparous killifish family. The …

Abstract Mount Cameroon (4095 m), the highest peak and only active volcano in West
Africa, is located in the center of the Gulf of Guinea Pleistocene refugium. The associated …

Puddle frogs of the Phrynobatrachus steindachneri species complex are a useful group for
investigating speciation and phylogeography in Afromontane forests of the Cameroon …

Terrestrialization, the evolution of non-aquatic oviposition, and miniaturization, the evolution
of tiny adult body size, are recurring trends in amphibian evolution, but the relationships …

The continental highlands of the Cameroon Volcanic Line (CVL) represent biological 'sky
islands' with high levels of species richness and endemism, providing the ideal opportunity …

A new species of squeaker frog (genus Arthroleptis) is described from the northern
mountains of the Cameroon Volcanic Line, a species-rich region within the West African …

Amphibians are a disproportionately threatened group of vertebrates, the status of which in
Sub-Saharan Africa is still uncertain, with heterogeneous fauna punctuated by mountains …