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Hyperoliidae

18 species · Animals

Animalia › Chordata › Amphibia › Anura › Hyperoliidae

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.

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.

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.

Hyperolius pusillus (Cope, 1862)

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

Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854

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

Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842

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

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.

Hyperolius tuberilinguis Smith, 1849

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

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.

Hyperolius horstockii (Schlegel, 1837)

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

Hyperolius kivuensis Ahl, 1931

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

Hyperolius marginatus Peters, 1854

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

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.

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.

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.