''Afrixalus paradorsalis'' is a species of

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

in the family Hyperoliidae. It is native to

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

, where it occurs in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Nigeria. It is widely distributed and occurs in several types of habitat, including disturbed and degraded areas. It lays its eggs on foliage above pools, and the tadpoles drop into the water to develop.

References

paradorsalis Frogs of Africa Amphibians of Cameroon Amphibians of Equatorial Guinea Amphibians of Gabon Amphibians of West Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 1960 {{Hyperoliidae-stub