Heterixalus
| Heterixalus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Heterixalus variabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Heterixalus Laurent, 1944 |
| Type species | |
| Eucnemis madagascariensis Duméril and Bibron, 1841 | |
| Species | |
|
11 species (see text) | |
Heterixalus is a genus of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2] It is the sister taxon of Tachymenis. Common name Madagascar reed frogs has been coined for them.[1]
Species
Heterixalus contains 11 species:[1][2]
- Heterixalus alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1882)
- Heterixalus andrakata Glaw and Vences, 1991
- Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)
- Heterixalus boettgeri (Mocquard, 1902)
- Heterixalus carbonei Vences, Glaw, Jesu, and Schimmenti, 2000
- Heterixalus luteostriatus (Andersson, 1910)
- Heterixalus madagascariensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)
- Heterixalus punctatus Glaw and Vences, 1994
- Heterixalus rutenbergi (Boettger, 1881)
- Heterixalus tricolor (Boettger, 1881)
- Heterixalus variabilis (Ahl, 1930)
References
- 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Heterixalus Laurent, 1944". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- 1 2 "Hyperoliidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
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