Afrixalus

Afrixalus
Afrixalus fornasini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hyperoliidae
Genus:Afrixalus
Laurent, 1944
Type species
Euchnemis fornasinii
Bianconi, 1849 "1848"
Species

About 33 (see text)

Synonyms[1]

Laurentixalus Amiet, 2012

Afrixalus (commonly known as the banana frogs, spiny reed frog, cat's eye reed frogs, or leaf-folding frogs, or) is a genus of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.[1][2] They occur in the Subsaharan Africa.[1] They lay their eggs in vegetation above water, often folding leaves around the eggs for protection—hence the common name "leaf-folding frogs".[3]

Species

As of mid-2017, the Amphibian Species of the World lists 33 species:[1]

The AmphibiaWeb lists 31 species. It does not include Afrixalus "quadrivittatus", does not recognize Afrixalus brachycnemis and Afrixalus delicatus as full species, while it lists Afrixalus septentrionalis,[2] which is included in Afrixalus stuhlmanni in the Amphibian Species of the World.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Afrixalus Laurent, 1944". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Hyperoliidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Wells, Kentwood D. (2010). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. University of Chicago Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-226-89333-4.


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