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Hyperolius
Hyperolius argus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]
  • Eucnemis Tschudi, 1838 – homonym of Eucnemis Ahrens, 1812 (Insecta)
  • Hyperolius Rapp, 1842 – replacement name
  • Epipole Gistel, 1848
  • Crumenifera Cope, 1862
  • Rappia Günther, 1865
  • Nesionixalus Perret, 1976
  • Chlorolius Perret, 1988

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]

Species

Different sources may delimit species differently, and as new species are still being described, different number of species can be found. As of early 2019, Amphibian Species of the World lists 145 species[1] and AmphibiaWeb 153 species.[2] The following list follows the Amphibian Species of the World:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Hyperolius Rapp, 1842". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Hyperoliidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2019.


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