SDM and demographic modelling. a-f: climatic stability maps inferred by modelling the distribution of suitable habitat over the last 120 Kya.(a) Leptopelis macrotis Schiøtz, 1967 and L. millsoni (Boulenger, 1895) (Jaynes et al. 2022);(b) Chiromantis rufescens (Günther, 1869) (Leaché et al. 2019);(c) Scotobleps gabonicus Boulenger, 1900 (Portik et al. 2017);(d) Pan troglodytes (Blumenbach, 1775) (Barratt et al. 2021);(e) Toxycodryas pulverulenta (Fischer, 1856) (Allen et al. 2021);(f) Toxicodryas blandingii (Hallowell, 1844) (Allen et al. 2021); (a–c): frogs; (d): chimpanzee, (e, f): snakes. Areas with the highest probability of stability are shown in red;(g) schematic representation of the competing models employed to test for the role of landscape barriers, refugia or ecotones in driving the divergence.

 
 
  Part of: Ernst M, Rödel M-O, Blom MPK (2025) Towards a comprehensive view on evolutionary refugia in West African rainforests. Frontiers of Biogeography 18: e139537. https://doi.org/10.21425/fob.18.139537