Hyperolius

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Hyperolius
Hyperolius argus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Rapp (fr; de), 1842
Type species
Hyla horstocki
Schlegel, 1837
Species

145 species (but see text)

Synonyms[1]
  • Alexteroon Chlorolius
  • Crumenifera Eucnemis
  • Tschudi, 1838 – [[Homonym (biology)|homonym]] of Eucnemis Ahrens, 1812 (Insecta) Rapp, 1842 – replacement name
  • Cope, 1862 Perret, 1988
  • Rappia Epipole
  • Günther, 1865 Perret, 1988
  • Hyperolius Gistel, 1848
  • Perret, 1976 Nesionixalus

Hyperolius (commonly known as the African reed frogs or reed frogs) is a large genus of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae from Sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2] The genus is known to exhibit sexual dichromatism, a trait that is otherwise rare in frogs.[3]

Species

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Different sources may delimit species differently, and as new species are still being described, different number of species can be found. As of early 2022, Amphibian Species of the World lists 145 species[1] and AmphibiaWeb 152 species.[4] The following list follows the Amphibian Species of the World:[1]

Nomina inquirenda

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The following species are considered nomina inquirenda (species of doubtful identity):[1]

References

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