''Afrixalus paradorsalis'', also called Foulassi banana frog and the false striped spiny reed frog, is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

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 contain more than 250 species in 19 genera. Seventeen genera are native to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the monotypic g ...

. It is native to Africa, 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.

Habitat

The Afrixalus paradorsalis’ natural habitats are forests and wetlands such as secondary forest and heavily degraded former forests and are often are found in marshy areas. Breeding takes place on leaves over temporary or permanent ponds once hatched tadpoles will fall into the water and 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