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Hyperoliidae (Laurent, 1943) African Reed Frogs
Arboreal, terrestrial, and fossorial frogs found in sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Seychelles. Like Rhacophorids, Hyperoliids are collectively referred to as "Old World Frogs", and like Hylids, Hyperoliids are very diverse in form and habit.

Hyperoliidae (Laurent, 1943) African Reed Frogs
          Subfamily Hyperoliinae
          Subfamily Leptopelinae
   
   
   

Subfamily Hyperoliinae (Laurent, 1943)

   
Genus Acanthixalus (Laurent, 1944)
none Acanthixalus spinosus unknown
  
Genus Afrixalus (Laurent, 1944)
none Afrixalus aureus unknown
none Afrixalus brachycnemis unknown
none Afrixalus clarkeorum unknown
none Afrixalus crotalus unknown
none Afrixalus delicatus unknown
  Afrixalus dorsalis Striped Spiny Reed Frog
none Afrixalus enseticola unknown
none Afrixalus equatorialis unknown
none Afrixalus fornasini unknown
none Afrixalus fornasinii unknown
none Afrixalus fulvovittatus unknown
none Afrixalus knysnae unknown
none Afrixalus lacteus unknown
none Afrixalus laevis unknown
none Afrixalus leucostictus unknown
none Afrixalus lindholmi unknown
none Afrixalus morerei unknown
none Afrixalus nigeriensis unknown
none Afrixalus orophilus unknown
none Afrixalus osorioi unknown
none Afrixalus paradorsalis unknown
none Afrixalus schneideri unknown
none Afrixalus septentrionalis unknown
none Afrixalus spinifrons unknown
none Afrixalus stuhlmanni unknown
none Afrixalus sylvaticus unknown
none Afrixalus uluguruensis unknown
none Afrixalus upembae unknown
none Afrixalus vibekensis unknown
none Afrixalus weidholzi unknown
none Afrixalus wittei unknown
   
Genus Alexteroon (Perret, 1988)
none Alexteroon hypsiphonus unknown
none Alexteroon jynx unknown
none Alexteroon obstetricans unknown
     
Genus Arlequinus (Perret, 1988)
none Arlequinus krebsi unknown
 
Genus Callixalus (Laurent, 1950)
none Callixalus pictus unknown
  
Genus Chlorolius (Perret, 1988)
none Chlorolius koehleri unknown
  
Genus Chrysobatrachus (Laurent, 1951)
none Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens unknown
   
Genus Cryptothylax (Laurent & Combaz, 1950)
none Cryptothylax greshoffii unknown
none Cryptothylax minutus unknown
   
Genus Heterixalus (Laurent, 1944)
none Heterixalus alboguttatus unknown
none Heterixalus andrakata unknown
  Heterixalus betsileo unknown
  Heterixalus boettgeri unknown
  Heterixalus luteostriatus unknown
  Heterixalus madagascariensis Blue Back Frog
none Heterixalus mocquardi unknown
none Heterixalus punctatus unknown
  Heterixalus rutenbergi Madagascan Lined Frog
none Heterixalus tricolor unknown
none Heterixalus variabilis unknown
  
Genus Hyperolius (Rapp, 1842) - Reed Frogs
none Hyperolius acutirostris unknown
none Hyperolius adametzi unknown
none Hyperolius albofrenatus unknown
none Hyperolius alticola unknown
none Hyperolius angolensis unknown
  Hyperolius argus Argus Reed Frog
none Hyperolius atrigularis unknown
none Hyperolius balfouri unknown
none Hyperolius balfouri unknown
none Hyperolius baumanni unknown
none Hyperolius benguellensis unknown
none Hyperolius bicolor unknown
none Hyperolius bobirensis unknown
none Hyperolius bocagei unknown
none Hyperolius bolifambae unknown
none Hyperolius bopeleti unknown
none Hyperolius brachiofasciatus unknown
none Hyperolius castaneus unknown
none Hyperolius chabanaudi unknown
none Hyperolius chlorosteus unknown
none Hyperolius chrysogaster unknown
none Hyperolius cinereus unknown
none Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris unknown
none Hyperolius concolor unknown
none Hyperolius cystocandicans unknown
none Hyperolius diaphanus unknown
none Hyperolius discodactylus unknown
none Hyperolius endjami unknown
none Hyperolius fasciatus unknown
none Hyperolius ferreirai unknown
none Hyperolius ferrugineus unknown
none Hyperolius fimbriolatus unknown
none Hyperolius frontalis unknown
none Hyperolius fuscigula unknown
none Hyperolius fusciventris unknown
none Hyperolius ghesquieri unknown
none Hyperolius gularis unknown
none Hyperolius guttulatus unknown
none Hyperolius horstockii unknown
none Hyperolius houyi unknown
none Hyperolius hutsebauti unknown
none Hyperolius inornatus unknown
none Hyperolius kachalolae unknown
none Hyperolius kibarae unknown
none Hyperolius kihangensis unknown
none Hyperolius kivuensis unknown
none Hyperolius kuligae unknown
none Hyperolius lamottei unknown
none Hyperolius langi unknown
none Hyperolius lateralis unknown
none Hyperolius laticeps unknown
none Hyperolius laurenti unknown
none Hyperolius leleupi unknown
none Hyperolius leucotaenius unknown
none Hyperolius lucani unknown
none Hyperolius maestus unknown
none Hyperolius major unknown
  Hyperolius marmoratus Painted / Marbled  Reed Frog
none Hyperolius minutissimus unknown
none Hyperolius mitchelli unknown
none Hyperolius montanus unknown
none Hyperolius mosaicus unknown
none Hyperolius nasutus unknown
none Hyperolius nienokouensis unknown
none Hyperolius nimbae unknown
none Hyperolius obscurus unknown
none Hyperolius occidentalis unknown
none Hyperolius ocellatus unknown
none Hyperolius orkarkarri unknown
none Hyperolius pardalis unknown
none Hyperolius parkeri unknown
none Hyperolius phantasticus unknown
none Hyperolius pickersgilli unknown
none Hyperolius picturatus unknown
none Hyperolius pictus unknown
none Hyperolius platyceps unknown
none Hyperolius polli unknown
none Hyperolius polystictus unknown
none Hyperolius poweri unknown
none Hyperolius protchei unknown
none Hyperolius pseudargus unknown
  Hyperolius puncticulatus Golden Sedge Frog
none Hyperolius punctulatus unknown
  Hyperolius pusillus Transparent Reed Frog
none Hyperolius pustulifer unknown
none Hyperolius quadratomaculatus unknown
none Hyperolius quinquevittatus unknown
none Hyperolius raveni unknown
none Hyperolius reesi unknown
none Hyperolius rhizophilus unknown
none Hyperolius riggenbachi unknown
none Hyperolius robustus unknown
none Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus unknown
none Hyperolius sankuruensis unknown
none Hyperolius schoutedeni unknown
none Hyperolius seabrai unknown
  Hyperolius semidiscus Yellow Striped Reed Frog
none Hyperolius sheldricki unknown
none Hyperolius soror unknown
none Hyperolius spinigularis unknown
none Hyperolius steindachneri unknown
none Hyperolius stenodactylus unknown
none Hyperolius sylvaticus unknown
none Hyperolius tannerorum unknown
none Hyperolius thoracotuberculatus unknown
none Hyperolius tornieri unknown
none Hyperolius torrentis unknown
none Hyperolius tuberculatus unknown
none Hyperolius tuberilinguis unknown
none Hyperolius vilhenai unknown
none Hyperolius viridiflavus unknown
none Hyperolius viridiflavus unknown
none Hyperolius viridigulosus unknown
none Hyperolius viridis unknown
none Hyperolius wermuthi unknown
none Hyperolius xenorhinus unknown
none Hyperolius zonatus unknown
   
Genus Kassina (Girard, 1853)
none Kassina arboricola unknown
none Kassina cassinoides unknown
none Kassina cochranae unknown
none Kassina decorata unknown
none Kassina fusca unknown
none Kassina kuvangensis unknown
none Kassina lamottei unknown
  Kassina maculata Red Legged Pan Frog
none Kassina maculifer unknown
none Kassina maculosa unknown
none Kassina mertensi unknown
none Kassina parkeri unknown
none Kassina schioetzi unknown
none Kassina senegalensis unknown
none Kassina somalica unknown
  
Genus Kassinula (Laurent, 1940)
none Kassinula wittei unknown
   
Genus Nesionixalus (Perret, 1976)
none Nesionixalus molleri unknown
none Nesionixalus thomensis unknown
  
Genus Opisthothylax (Perret, 1966)
none Opisthothylax immaclatus unknown
   
Genus Paracassina (Peracca, 1907)
none Paracassina kouhiensis unknown
none Paracassina obscura unknown
   
Genus Phlyctimantis (Laurent & Combaz, 1950)
none Phlyctimantis boulengeri unknown
none Phlyctimantis keithae unknown
none Phlyctimantis leonardi unknown
none Phlyctimantis verrucosus unknown
  
Genus Semnodactylus (Hoffman, 1939)
none Semnodactylus wealii unknown
   
Genus Tachycnemis (Fitzinger, 1843)
none Tachycnemis seychellensis unknown
   

Subfamily Leptopelinae (Laurent, 1972)

   
Genus Leptopelis (Günther, 1859)
none Leptopelis anchietae unknown
none Leptopelis argenteus unknown
none Leptopelis aubryi unknown
  Leptopelis barbouri Barbour's Treefrog
none Leptopelis barbouri unknown
none Leptopelis bequaerti unknown
none Leptopelis bocagei unknown
none Leptopelis bocagii unknown
none Leptopelis boulengeri unknown
none Leptopelis brevipes unknown
none Leptopelis brevirostris unknown
none Leptopelis broadleyi unknown
none Leptopelis bufonides unknown
none Leptopelis calcaratus unknown
  Leptopelis christyi Christy's Treefrog
none Leptopelis concolor unknown
none Leptopelis cynnamomeus unknown
none Leptopelis fenestratus unknown
none Leptopelis fiziensis unknown
 

Leptopelis flavomaculatus 

Ornate  Treefrog
none Leptopelis gramineus unknown
none Leptopelis hyloides unknown
none Leptopelis jordani unknown
none Leptopelis karissimbensis unknown
none Leptopelis kivuensis unknown
none Leptopelis lebeaui unknown
none Leptopelis macrotis unknown
none Leptopelis marginatus unknown
none Leptopelis millsoni unknown
none Leptopelis modestus unknown
none Leptopelis mossambicus unknown
none Leptopelis natalensis unknown
none Leptopelis nordequatorialis unknown
none Leptopelis notatus unknown
none Leptopelis occidentalis unknown
none Leptopelis ocellatus unknown
none Leptopelis omissus unknown
none Leptopelis oryi unknown
none Leptopelis palmatus unknown
none Leptopelis parbocagii unknown
none Leptopelis parkeri unknown
none Leptopelis parvus unknown
none Leptopelis ragazzii unknown
none Leptopelis rufus unknown
none Leptopelis susanae unknown
  Leptopelis uluguruensis  unknown
none Leptopelis vannutellii unknown
  Leptopelis vermiculatus Tanzanian Treefrog
none Leptopelis viridis unknown
none Leptopelis xenodactylus unknown
none Leptopelis yaldeni unknown
none Leptopelis zebra unknown
    
  

Amphibian Taxonomy References

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Beltz, Ellin (2003). North American Reptile and Amphibian Names. Ellin Beltz. http://ebeltz.net/herps/etyhome.html (Accessed: 2001).

Center for North American Herpetology (2003). http://www.cnah.org/ (Accessed: 2000).

Collins, Joseph T. Standard Common and Scientific Names for North American Amphibians & Reptiles (3rd ed.). Society for the Study of Amphibians & Reptiles (SSAR), 1990.

Duellman, W.E. and L. Trueb. Biology of Amphibians. McGraw Hill, New York, 1986.

Fowler, Henry W. Annual Report of the New Jersey State Museum, 1906 - With A Report of the Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey and a Supplement to the Fishes of New Jersey. Trenton, New Jersey State Museum, 1906.

Frank, Norman, and E. Ramus. Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles & Amphibians of the World. N.G. Publishing, 1996.

Frost, Darrel. R. Amphibian Species of the World. Allen Press and the Association of Systematics Collections. Lawrence, KS, 1985.

Frost, Darrel R. (2004). Amphibian Species of the World 3.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php (Accessed: 2004).

Halliday, Tim R., and Kraig Adler (editors). The New Encyclopedia of Reptiles & Amphibians. Facts on File, New York, 2002.

Jordan, David S. A Manual of Vertebrates of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi River and North of North Carolina and Tennessee, Exclusive to Marine Species. Chicago, 1878.

Larson, Allan. 1991. A molecular perspective on the evolutionary relationships of the salamander families. Evolutionary Biology 25: 211-277.

Larson, Allan (2004). Terrestrial Vertebrates. Tree of Life Web Project. http://www.tolweb.org/tree?group=terrestrial_vertebrates. (Accessed: 2004).

Schleich, Hermann H., and Werner Kastle (editors). Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. Koeltz, Koningstein, 2002.

Stebbins, Robert. Western Reptiles & Amphibians (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin Co., 2003.

Titus, T.A. and A. Larson. 1995. A molecular phylogenetic perspective on the evolutionary radiation of the salamander family Salamandridae. Systematic Biology 44: 125-151.

 

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