Reed frogs
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Heterixalus variabilis |
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| Hyperoliidae | ||||||||||||
| Laurent , 1943 |
Reed frogs (Hyperoliidae) are smaller, often very colorful and strikingly patterned frogs that are found in Africa south of the Sahara and on islands in the Indian Ocean . Most of the representatives live on plants above the ground and, like the tree frogs iwS (Hylidae), are equipped with adhesive discs on the fingers and toes, with which they are excellent for climbing. Only the genus Kassina is considered to be ground-dwelling. The tadpoles of the reed frogs usually stand out because of their large caudal fins. The genus Heterixalus is endemic to Madagascar , Tachycnemis occurs only in the Seychelles .
Taxonomy
In earlier systematics, some species of reed frogs were assigned to the row frogs (Rhacophoridae). Other authors counted the row frogs as a subfamily of the reed frogs. More recent reviews separate the previous genus Leptopelis from the reed frogs and assign their subfamily Leptopelinae to the long-fingered frogs (Arthroleptidae). At present, 18 genera (including several monotypical ones) with over 200 species are differentiated, with taxonomic questions still unanswered , especially in the by far most species-rich genus Hyperolius .
- Genus Acanthixalus
Laurent , 1944 (2 species)
- Acanthixalus sonjae Rödel, Kosuch, Veith & Ernst , 2003
- Acanthixalus spinosus ( Buchholz & Peters , 1875)
- Genus Afrixalus Laurent , 1944 (31 species) - banana
frogs
- Afrixalus quadrivittatus ( Werner , 1908)
- Afrixalus schneideri ( Boettger , 1889)
- Afrixalus spinifrons ( Cope , 1862)
- Afrixalus stuhlmanni ( pepper , 1893)
- Genus Alexteroon Perret , 1988 (3 species)
- Alexteroon hypsiphonus Amiet , 2000
- Alexteroon jynx Amiet , 2000
- Alexteroon obstetricans ( Ahl , 1931)
- Genus Arlequinus Perret , 1988 (1 species)
- Arlequinus krebsi ( Mertens , 1938)
- Genus Callixalus Laurent , 1950 (1 species)
- Callixalus pictus Laurent , 1950
- Genus Chrysobatrachus Laurent , 1951 (1 species)
- Chrysobatrachus cupreonitens Laurent , 1951
- Genus Cryptothylax Laurent & Combaz , 1950 (2 species)
- Cryptothylax greshoffii ( Schilthuis , 1889)
- Cryptothylax minutus Laurent , 1976
- Genus Heterixalus Laurent , 1944 (11 species)
- Heterixalus madagascariensis ( Duméril & Bibron , 1841)
- Genus Hyperolius Rapp , 1842 (142 species)
- Hyperolius nimbae ( Laurent , 1958)
- Hyperolius sankuruensis ( Laurent , 1979)
- Hyperolius castaneus Ahl , 1931
- Genus Kassina Girard , 1853 (16 species)
- Kassina maculata ( A. Duméril , 1853)
- Genus Kassinula Laurent , 1940 (1 species)
- Kassinula wittei Laurent , 1940
- Genus Morerella Rödel, Kosuch, Grafe, Boistel, Assemian, Kouamé, Tohé, Gourène, Perret, Henle, Tafforeau, Pollet & Veith , 2009 (1 species)
- Morerella cyanophthalma Rödel, Assemian, Kouamé, Tohé & Perret , 2009
- Genus Opisthothylax Perret , 1966 (1 species)
- Opisthothylax immaculatus ( Boulenger , 1903)
- Genus Paracassina Peracca , 1907 (2 species)
- Paracassina kounhiensis ( Mocquard , 1905)
- Paracassina obscura ( Boulenger , 1895)
- Genus Phlyctimantis Laurent & Combaz , 1950 (5 species)
- Phlyctimantis boulengeri Perret , 1986
- Phlyctimantis keithae Schiøtz , 1975
- Phlyctimantis leonardi ( Boulenger , 1906)
- Phlyctimantis maculatus ( Duméril , 1853)
- Phlyctimantis verrucosus ( Boulenger , 1912)
- Genus Semnodactylus Hoffman , 1939 (1 species)
- Semnodactylus wealii ( Boulenger , 1882)
- Genus Tachycnemis Fitzinger , 1843 (1 species)
- Tachycnemis seychellensis ( Duméril & Bibron , 1841)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Keyword: Ruderfösche in the Lexikon der Biologie, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg 1999, accessed on July 30, 2015
- ↑ Rödel, Kosuch, Grafe, Boistel, Assemian, Kouamé, Tohé, Gourène, Perret, Henle, Tafforeau, Pollet & Veith: A new tree-frog genus and species from Ivory Coast, West Africa (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae). Zootaxa 2044: 23-45 (2009). Abstract as PDF
