''Chiromantis'' is a genus 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 ...

s in the family

Rhacophoridae The Rhacophoridae are a family of frogs that occur in tropical sub-Saharan Africa, South India and Sri Lanka, Japan, northeastern India to eastern China and Taiwan, south through the Philippines and Greater Sundas, and Sulawesi. They are commonly ...

, commonly known as foam-nest frogs or foam-nest tree frogs. It contains species from the

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

n tropics. Following the molecular genetic study by Chen and colleagues (2020), the Asian species formerly assigned to ''Chiromantis'' have now been reclassified to the resurrected genus '' Chirixalus''.

Description

''Chiromantis'' lay their eggs in terrestrial foam nests.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Chiromantis'': * ''

Chiromantis kelleri ''Chiromantis kelleri'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in eastern and southern Ethiopia, northern Kenya, and Somalia; its range probably extends into South Sudan. The specific name ''kelleri'' honours who collecte ...

'' Boettger, 1893 * ''

Chiromantis petersii ''Chiromantis petersii'' is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania and is broadly distributed in the inland areas of both countries. ''Chiromantis kelleri'' was previously considered subspecies of ''Chiro ...

'' Boulenger, 1882 * '' Chiromantis rufescens'' (Günther, 1869) * ''

Chiromantis xerampelina The grey foam-nest tree frog (''Chiromantis xerampelina''), or southern foam-nest tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. They are found in southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry sa ...

'' Peters, 1854

References

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