title: Newly discovered populations of the Ethiopian endemic and endangered Afrixalus clarkei Largen, implications for conservation.
abstract: Knowledge of the Ethiopian amphibian fauna is limited and Southwest Ethiopia remains understudied. This part of Ethiopia, where most of the country's remaining natural forest is situated, is known to harbour the only populations of Afrixalus clarkei (Largen), an endemic banana frog, worldwide. This species is under great threat of extinction and is therefore classified as endangered on the IUCN red list. We surveyed different potential habitats for this species outside its known range and found several new populations extending its known habitat preference, and the geographical and altitudinal range of the species. We here show that Afrixalus clarkei is more common than previously thought.
authors.affiliation: BINCO vzw. Biodiversity Inventory for Nature Conservation, 3380 Glabbeek, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mertens
authors.affiliation: BINCO vzw. Biodiversity Inventory for Nature Conservation, 3380 Glabbeek, Belgium; Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology (ATECO), Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Merlijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jocqué
authors.affiliation: BINCO vzw. Biodiversity Inventory for Nature Conservation, 3380 Glabbeek, Belgium; Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark, Arenberg 31, 3000 Heverlee, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lore
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geeraert
authors.affiliation: BINCO vzw. Biodiversity Inventory for Nature Conservation, 3380 Glabbeek, Belgium; Plant Conservation and Population Biology, Biology Department, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark, Arenberg 31, 3000 Heverlee, Belgium.
authors.forename: Matthias De
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Beenhouwer
keywords: Amphibians; Distribution; Forest; IUCN; Southwest Ethiopia; Survey