''Hyperolius'' (commonly known as the African reed frogs or reed frogs) is a large
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 ...
s in the family
Hyperoliidae from
Sub-Saharan Africa.
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 2022, ''Amphibian Species of the World'' lists 145 species[ and ''AmphibiaWeb'' 152 species.][
]
Nomina inquirenda
The following species are considered '' nomina inquirenda'' (species of doubtful identity):[
* ''Rappia granulata'' Tornier, 1896
* ''Rappia fimbriata'' Tornier, 1896
* '']Hyperolius laticeps
''Hyperolius laticeps'' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.
It is endemic to Togo.
Its natural habitats are rivers, swamp
A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edit ...
'' Ahl, 1931
* '' Hyperolius thoracotuberculatus'' Ahl, 1931
References
Hyperoliidae
Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa
Amphibian genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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