Biology:Hyperolius
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Short description: Genus of frogs
| Hyperolius | |
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| Hyperolius argus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Hyperolius |
| Type species | |
| Hyla horstocki Schlegel, 1837
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145 species (but see text) | |
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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][2]
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[1] and AmphibiaWeb 152 species.[3] The following list follows the Amphibian Species of the World:[1]
Nomina inquirenda
The following species are considered nomina inquirenda (species of doubtful identity):[1]
- Rappia granulata Tornier, 1896
- Rappia fimbriata Tornier, 1896
- Hyperolius laticeps Ahl, 1931
- Hyperolius thoracotuberculatus Ahl, 1931
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Hyperolius Rapp, 1842". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Hyperoliinae/Hyperolius.
- ↑ Channing, Allan; Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2019). Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. pp. 170–209. ISBN 978-1-77584-512-6.
- ↑ "Hyperoliidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2022. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Hyperoliidae.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q2405655 entry
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