Hyperolius benguellensis

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Hyperolius benguellensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species:
H. benguellensis
Binomial name
Hyperolius benguellensis
(Bocage, 1893)
Synonyms

Rappia benguellensisBocage, 1893
Rappia oxyrhynchusBoulenger, 1901

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Hyperolius benguellensis (common name: Benguella long reed frog, Benguella reed frog, Bocage's sharp-nosed reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in southern Angola and northern Botswana and Namibia, [2] [3] but other sources cite a wider and more eastern distribution. [1] It is similar to Hyperolius nasutus and have been considered a synonym of that species. [2] Hyperolius benguellensis is not considered threatened. [1]

Description

Male Hyperolius benguellensis grow to a snout–vent length of about 19 mm (0.75 in) and females to about 24 mm (0.94 in). Their body is long and slender. Tadpoles are unknown. [3]

Habitat and behaviour

Hyperolius benguellensis is a common frog associated with moist habitats with emergent vegetation (margins of swamps, rivers and lakes) in savanna and grassland habitats. [1] Male frogs call from elevated positions in vegetation. The call is a brief note consisting of five pulses, followed by 14 pulses at a slower rate. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Hyperolius benguellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T56116A86543456. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56116A86543456.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyperolius benguellensis (Bocage, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Channing, A.; A. Hillers; S. Lötters; M.-O. Rödel; S. Schick; W. Conradie; D. Rödder; V. Mercurio; P. Wagner; J. M. Dehling; L. H. Du Preez; J. Kielgast; M. Burger (2013). "Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species". Zootaxa. 3620 (3): 301–350. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.1. PMID   26120712.