Contribution to the Knowledge of Amphibians of Kponyo village (DR Congo)

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Contribution to the Knowledge of Amphibians of Kponyo village (DR Congo)

BG Badjedjea, BJ Akuboy, MF Masudi, JA Asimonyio, GN Bongo, Siasia A. Desanges, Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

Corresponding Author : Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

Department of Ecology and Aquatic Biodiversity Resources, Biodiversity Monitoring Centre, University of Kisangani, P.O. Box 2012 Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Email ID : jpngbolua@unikin.ac.cd

Received : 2015-12-26 Accepted : 2016-07-08 Published : 2016-07-08

Abstract : Our survey was conducted in the forest habitats and on the border of the river and road. Additional materials were obtained from different traps (Pitfall and Vervet net). In total, 16 frog morphospecies/representatives of species were collected and recorded. Most of the specimens of amphibians were collected in the forest habitats. Two specimens of Hemisus were collected in the primary forest.

Keywords : Kponyo village, Amphibians, Bio-indicator, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Citation : Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua et al (2016). Contribution to the Knowledge of Amphibians of Kponyo village (DR Congo). J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology, V4I104 DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.898031

Copyright : © 2016 Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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