Hyperoliidae

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Senegal Running Frog

Senegal Running Frog

Kassina senegalensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Kassina senegalensis (Senegal running frog) is a small stocky African frog found across much of sub-Saharan Africa in varied habitats.

Weale's Running Frog

Weale's Running Frog

Semnodactylus wealii (Boulenger, 1882)

Semnodactylus wealii, commonly Weale's running frog, is a common South African frog with a cork-pulling-like call and no major threats.

Red-legged Wot-wot

Red-legged Wot-wot

Phlyctimantis maculatus (Duméril, 1853)

Phlyctimantis maculatus, the red-legged running frog, is a Hyperoliidae frog endemic to East Africa's east coast, threatened by habitat loss.

Water Lily Reed Frog

Water Lily Reed Frog

Hyperolius pusillus (Cope, 1862)

Hyperolius pusillus is a common species of Hyperoliidae frog native to eastern and southern Africa.

argus reed frog

argus reed frog

Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854

Hyperolius argus is a sexually dichromatic African reed frog common in lowland humid grasslands near water.

Painted Reed Frog

Painted Reed Frog

Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842

Hyperolius marmoratus, the marbled/painted reed frog, is a widespread hyperoliid frog adaptable to diverse habitats including human-altered areas.

Yellow-striped Reed Frog

Yellow-striped Reed Frog

Hyperolius semidiscus Hewitt, 1927

Hyperolius semidiscus is a frog species native to lowland savanna habitats with distinct physical and call traits, found in multiple protected areas.

Tinker Reed Frog

Tinker Reed Frog

Hyperolius tuberilinguis Smith, 1849

Hyperolius tuberilinguis, the tinker reed frog, is a non-threatened Hyperoliidae frog found across parts of southern and eastern Africa.

Angolan Reed Frog

Angolan Reed Frog

Hyperolius parallelus Günther, 1858

Hyperolius parallelus is a variable-patterned frog found across south-central Africa, living in open and human-modified wet-edge habitats.

Arumlily Reed Frog

Arumlily Reed Frog

Hyperolius horstockii (Schlegel, 1837)

Hyperolius horstockii, the arum frog, is a small color-changing frog found in coastal South African wetlands.

Kivu Reed Frog

Kivu Reed Frog

Hyperolius kivuensis Ahl, 1931

Hyperolius kivuensis is a non-threatened frog species in Hyperoliidae, with H. multifasciatus now recognized as one of its subspecies.

Margined Reed Frog

Margined Reed Frog

Hyperolius marginatus Peters, 1854

Hyperolius marginatus is a common, widespread African frog in the Hyperoliidae family with no major identified threats.

Common Reed Frog

Common Reed Frog

Hyperolius viridiflavus (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

The common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) is a widely distributed African tree frog species with unconfirmed rare recorded sequential hermaphroditism.

Delicate Spiny Reed Frog

Delicate Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus delicatus Pickersgill, 1984

Afrixalus delicatus is a small frog species with distinct colouration and calls, found in southern African lowland habitats with varying conservation status.

Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog

Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus fornasini (Bianconi, 1849)

Afrixalus fornasini, commonly Fornasini's spiny reed frog, is an African Hyperoliidae frog found across multiple southern and eastern African countries.

Whitebelly Reed Frog

Whitebelly Reed Frog

Heterixalus alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1882)

The Starry Night Reed Frog (Heterixalus alboguttatus) is a non-threatened Madagascar-endemic reed frog species in the family Hyperoliidae.

Blue-back Reed Frog

Blue-back Reed Frog

Heterixalus madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Heterixalus madagascariensis, the blue-back reed frog, is a Madagascar-endemic Hyperoliidae frog popular in the pet trade.

Betsileo Reed Frog

Betsileo Reed Frog

Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)

Heterixalus betsileo is an endemic Madagascar frog species in the Hyperoliidae family that lives in a wide range of habitats.

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