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Hyperoliidae
Sign in to saveThe Hyperoliidae, or sedge frogs and bush frogs, are a large family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored frogs which contain more than 250 species in 19 genera. Seventeen genera are native to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, the monotypic genus Tachycnemis occurs on the Seychelles Islands, and the genus Heterixalus (currently 10 species) is endemic to Madagascar.
Species
sedge frogs
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyHyperoliidae
非洲树蛙科(学名:Hyperoliidae)也称苇蛙科,是两栖纲无尾目的一科,主要分布于撒哈拉以南的非洲大陆以及马达加斯加岛、塞舌尔群岛等地。非洲树蛙是一类小型或中型的蛙类,多树栖,不少种类喜欢生活于沼泽地区,攀附在芦苇等植物上。现存19属200多种。 跟刺蛙属(Acanthixalus) 阿非蛙属(Afrixalus) Alexteroon Arlequinus 丽跳蛙属(Callixalus) Chlorolius 金蛙属(Chrysobatrachuss) 隐袋蛙属(Cryptothylax) 异跳蛙属(Heterixalus) 非洲树蛙属(Hyperolius) 肛褶蛙属(Kassina) 卡西蛙属(Kassinula) 小黑蛙属(Leptopelis) 后囊蛙属(Opisthothylax) Paracassina 水树蛙属(Phlyctimantis) Semnodactylus 疾蛙属(Tachycnemis) 托尼蛙属(Tornierella)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 128
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Hyperoliidae
- Collections
- MVZ, YPM, CAS, USNM, UMMZ, TM
- Recorded in
- Cameroon, Liberia, Congo, Republic Of, Uganda, Brazil, Unknown Or Invalid, Equatorial Guinea, South Africa
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