''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 extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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
Hyperoliidae
The Hyperoliidae, or sedge frogs and bush frogs, are a large family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored frogs which contains more than 250 species in 19 genera. Seventeen genera are native to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the monotypic ...
from
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 ...
.
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'' Ahl, 1931
* '' Hyperolius thoracotuberculatus'' Ahl, 1931
]
References
Hyperoliidae
Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa
Amphibian genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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