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Hyperolius  Rapp, 1842
Taxonomic Serial No.: 208170

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Alexteroon Perret, 1988
  
    Chlorolius Perret, 1988
  
    Nesionixalus Perret, 1976
  
    Eucnemis Tschudi, 1838
  
    Epipole Gistel, 1848
  
    Crumenifera Cope, 1862
  
    Rappia Günther, 1865
  
    Cruminifera Cope, 1862
  
    Euchnemis Tschudi, 1838
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAmphibia  – amphibiens, anfíbio, Amphibians  
                         OrderAnura  – Frogs, perereca, ră, sapo, crapauds, grenouilles, Toads  
                            FamilyHyperoliidae Laurent, 1943 – African Reed Frogs  
                               SubfamilyHyperoliinae Laurent, 1943  
                                  GenusHyperolius Rapp, 1842  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Hyperolius acuticephalus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius acutirostris Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1875  
                                     Species Hyperolius ademetzi Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius adspersus Peters, 1877  
                                     Species Hyperolius albofrenatus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854  
                                     Species Hyperolius atrigularis Laurent, 1941  
                                     Species Hyperolius balfouri (Werner, 1908)  
                                     Species Hyperolius bangwae Perret, 1966  
                                     Species Hyperolius baumanni Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius benguellensis (Barboza du Bocage, 1893)  
                                     Species Hyperolius bicolor Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius bobirensis Schiřtz, 1967  
                                     Species Hyperolius bocagei Steindachner, 1867  
                                     Species Hyperolius bolifambae Mertens, 1938  
                                     Species Hyperolius bopeleti Amiet, 1980  
                                     Species Hyperolius brachiofasciatus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius burgessi Loader, Lawson, Portik and Menegon, 2015  
                                     Species Hyperolius camerunensis Amiet, 2004  
                                     Species Hyperolius castaneus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius chelaensis Conradie, Branch, Measey and Tolley, 2012  
                                     Species Hyperolius chlorosteus (Boulenger, 1915)  
                                     Species Hyperolius chrysogaster Laurent, 1950  
                                     Species Hyperolius cinereus Monard, 1937  
                                     Species Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris Barboza du Bocage, 1866  
                                     Species Hyperolius concolor (Hallowell, 1844)  
                                     Species Hyperolius constellatus Laurent, 1951  
                                     Species Hyperolius cystocandicans Richards and Schiřtz, 1977  
                                     Species Hyperolius dartevellei Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius davenporti Loader, Lawson, Portik and Menegon, 2015  
                                     Species Hyperolius diaphanus Laurent, 1972  
                                     Species Hyperolius dintelmanni Lötters and Schmitz, 2004  
                                     Species Hyperolius discodactylus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius drewesi Bell, 2016  
                                     Species Hyperolius endjami Amiet, 1980  
                                     Species Hyperolius ferrugineus Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius friedemanni Mercurio and Rödel in Channing, Hillers, Lötters, Rödel, Schick, Conradie, Rödder et al., 2013  
                                     Species Hyperolius frontalis Laurent, 1950  
                                     Species Hyperolius fuscigula Barboza du Bocage, 1866  
                                     Species Hyperolius fusciventris Peters, 1876  
                                     Species Hyperolius ghesquieri Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius glandicolor Peters, 1878  
                                     Species Hyperolius goetzei Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius gularis Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius guttatus Peters, 1875  
                                     Species Hyperolius guttulatus Günther, 1858  
                                     Species Hyperolius horstockii (Schlegel, 1837)  
                                     Species Hyperolius houyi Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius howelli Du Preez and Channing in Channing, Hillers, Lötters, Rödel, Schick, Conradie, Rödder et al., 2013  
                                     Species Hyperolius hypsiphonus (Amiet, 2000)  
                                     Species Hyperolius ibadanensis Schiřtz, 1967  
                                     Species Hyperolius igbettensis Schiřtz, 1963  
                                     Species Hyperolius inornatus Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius inyangae Channing in Channing, Hillers, Lötters, Rödel, Schick, Conradie, Rödder, Mercurio et al., 2013  
                                     Species Hyperolius jackie Dehling, 2012  
                                     Species Hyperolius jacobseni Channing in Channing, Hillers, Lötters, Rödel, Schick, Conradie, Rödder, Mercurio et al., 2013  
                                     Species Hyperolius jynx (Amiet, 2000)  
                                     Species Hyperolius kachalolae Schiřtz, 1975  
                                     Species Hyperolius kibarae Laurent, 1957  
                                     Species Hyperolius kihangensis Schiřtz and Westergaard, 1999  
                                     Species Hyperolius kivuensis Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius koehleri Mertens, 1940  
                                     Species Hyperolius kuligae Mertens, 1940  
                                     Species Hyperolius lamottei Laurent, 1958  
                                     Species Hyperolius langi Noble, 1924  
                                     Species Hyperolius lateralis Laurent, 1940  
                                     Species Hyperolius laticeps Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius laurenti Schiřtz, 1967  
                                     Species Hyperolius leleupi Laurent, 1951  
                                     Species Hyperolius leucotaenius Laurent, 1950  
                                     Species Hyperolius lucani Rochebrune, 1885  
                                     Species Hyperolius lupiroensis Channing in Channing, Hillers, Lötters, Rödel, Schick, Conradie, Rödder, Mercurio et al., 2013  
                                     Species Hyperolius maestus Rochebrune, 1885  
                                     Species Hyperolius major Laurent, 1957  
                                     Species Hyperolius marginatus Peters, 1854  
                                     Species Hyperolius mariae Barbour and Loveridge, 1928  
                                     Species Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842  
                                     Species Hyperolius microps Günther, 1864  
                                     Species Hyperolius minutissimus Schiřtz, 1975  
                                     Species Hyperolius mitchelli Loveridge, 1953  
                                     Species Hyperolius molleri (Bedriaga, 1892)  
                                     Species Hyperolius montanus (Angel, 1924)  
                                     Species Hyperolius mosaicus Perret, 1959  
                                     Species Hyperolius nasicus Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius nasutus Günther, 1865  
                                     Species Hyperolius nienokouensis Rödel, 1998  
                                     Species Hyperolius nimbae Laurent, 1958  
                                     Species Hyperolius nitidulus Peters, 1875  
                                     Species Hyperolius noblei Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius obscurus Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius obstetricans Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius occidentalis Schiřtz, 1967  
                                     Species Hyperolius ocellatus Günther, 1858  
                                     Species Hyperolius olivaceus Buchholz and Peters in Peters, 1876  
                                     Species Hyperolius papyri (Werner, 1908)  
                                     Species Hyperolius parallelus Günther, 1858  
                                     Species Hyperolius pardalis Laurent, 1948  
                                     Species Hyperolius parkeri Loveridge, 1933  
                                     Species Hyperolius phantasticus (Boulenger, 1899)  
                                     Species Hyperolius pickersgilli Raw, 1982  
                                     Species Hyperolius picturatus Peters, 1875  
                                     Species Hyperolius pictus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius platyceps (Boulenger, 1900)  
                                     Species Hyperolius polli Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius polystictus Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius poweri Loveridge, 1938  
                                     Species Hyperolius protchei Rochebrune, 1885  
                                     Species Hyperolius pseudargus Schiřtz and Westergaard, 1999  
                                     Species Hyperolius puncticulatus (Pfeffer, 1893)  
                                     Species Hyperolius pusillus (Cope, 1862)  
                                     Species Hyperolius pustulifer Laurent, 1940  
                                     Species Hyperolius quadratomaculatus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius quinquevittatus Barboza du Bocage, 1866  
                                     Species Hyperolius raymondi Conradie, Branch and Tolley, 2013  
                                     Species Hyperolius rhizophilus Rochebrune, 1885  
                                     Species Hyperolius riggenbachi (Nieden, 1910)  
                                     Species Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus Schiřtz, 1975  
                                     Species Hyperolius ruvuensis Barratt, Lawson and Loader, 2017  
                                     Species Hyperolius rwandae Dehling, Sinsch, Rodel and Channing in Channing, Hillers, Lötters, Rödel, Schick et al., 2013  
                                     Species Hyperolius sankuruensis Laurent, 1979  
                                     Species Hyperolius schoutedeni Laurent, 1943  
                                     Species Hyperolius semidiscus Hewitt, 1927  
                                     Species Hyperolius soror (Chabanaud, 1921)  
                                     Species Hyperolius spatzi Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius spinigularis Stevens, 1971  
                                     Species Hyperolius steindachneri Barboza du Bocage, 1866  
                                     Species Hyperolius stenodactylus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius stictus Conradie, Verburgt, Portik, Ohler, Bwong and Lawson, 2018  
                                     Species Hyperolius substriatus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius sylvaticus Schiřtz, 1967  
                                     Species Hyperolius tanneri Schiřtz, 1982  
                                     Species Hyperolius thomensis Barboza du Bocage, 1886  
                                     Species Hyperolius thoracotuberculatus Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius tornieri Ahl, 1931  
                                     Species Hyperolius torrentis Schiřtz, 1967  
                                     Species Hyperolius tuberculatus (Mocquard, 1897)  
                                     Species Hyperolius tuberilinguis Smith, 1849  
                                     Species Hyperolius ukaguruensis Lawson, Loader, Lyakurwa and Liedtke, 2023  
                                     Species Hyperolius ukwiva Loader, Lawson, Portik and Menegon, 2015  
                                     Species Hyperolius veithi Schick, Kielgast, Rödder, Muchai, Burger and Lötters, 2010  
                                     Species Hyperolius vilhenai Laurent, 1964  
                                     Species Hyperolius viridiflavus (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)  
                                     Species Hyperolius viridigulosus Schiřtz, 1967  
                                     Species Hyperolius viridis Schiřtz, 1975  
                                     Species Hyperolius watsonae Pickersgill, 2007  
                                     Species Hyperolius xenorhinus Laurent, 1972  
                                     Species Hyperolius zonatus Laurent, 1958  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Amphibian Species of the World 6.2 2025-09-15, database (version 6.2)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2025. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2 (15 September, 2025). lectronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Hyperolius   
       
  Source: Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference v6, database (version 6.0)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Frost, Darrel R. 2019. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6 (12 September, 2019). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA   
  Reference for: Hyperolius   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Frost, Darrel R.  
  Publication Date: 1997   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition   
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  Publisher: Electronic manuscript supplied by compiler   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, U.S.A.   
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  Reference for: Hyperolius   
       

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