01663nas a2200205   4500008004100000245014600041210006900187520091700256653001301173653002501186653002101211653001501232653002401247100002301271700002901294700003201323700003701355700002401392856004101416       2019                        eng d00aMorerella cyanophthalma (Anura: Hyperoliidae) in south- eastern Ivory Coast: Additional data and implications for the species’ conservation0 aMorerella cyanophthalma Anura Hyperoliidae in south eastern Ivor3 a<p>We report new data from a Morerella cyanophthalma population in the Tano&eacute;-Ehy forests, south-eastern Ivory Coast. The population lives in swamp forests dominated by Raphia palms. Eye colour differed partly to the two other known populations of the species at Banco and Azagny forests. There, males have porcelain white to brownish iris and females have blue eyes. At the new locality, some females possess a grey iris, and some males&rsquo; eyes were bluish. Several parts of the Tano&eacute;- Ehy forest are threatened by anthropogenic impacts. Ongoing habitat degradation and the extremely limited distribution of this species suggest that it is highly endangered. The implementation of an official protection status for the Tano&eacute;-Ehy swamp forests is urgently recommended in order to avoid further devastating effects to this irreplaceable ecosystem of national and regional importance.</p>
10aAmphibia10aBiodiversity hotspot10aCôte d’Ivoire10arainforest10aUpper Guinea forest1 aSoro, Nakpobessaga1 aKouamé, Akoua, Michèle1 aKouamé, N’Goran, Germain1 aAdepo-Gourène, Abouo, Béatrice1 aRödel, Mark-Oliver  uhttps://bio.acousti.ca/ja/node/57982