''Afrixalus'', commonly known as the banana frogs, spiny reed frogs, cat's eye reed frogs, or leaf-folding frogs, is a genus of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" '' Triadobatrachus'' is ...

in the family

Hyperoliidae The Hyperoliidae, or sedge frogs and bush frogs, are a large family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored frogs which contains more than 250 species in 19 genera. Seventeen genera are native to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the monotypic ...

. They occur in the Subsaharan Africa. They lay their eggs in vegetation above water, often folding leaves around the eggs for protection—hence the common name "leaf-folding frogs".

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Afrixalus '': The AmphibiaWeb lists 31 species. It does not include '' Afrixalus "quadrivittatus"'', and does not recognize ''

Afrixalus brachycnemis The lesser banana frog (''Afrixalus brachycnemis'') is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are moist savanna and shrubland, seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassl ...

'' as a full species.

References

Hyperoliidae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa Taxa named by Raymond Laurent Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Hyperoliidae-stub