Hyperolius bicolor

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Hyperolius bicolor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species:
H. bicolor
Binomial name
Hyperolius bicolor
Ahl, 1931

Hyperolius bicolor is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Angola. Its natural habitats are rivers, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Hyperolius bicolor is a species of reed frog, commonly known as the “tree frog.” The typical diet consists of hydei fruit flies and crickets. They spend much of their time clinging to trees, able to grapple onto them using their sticky webbed feet. [2]

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<i>Hyperolius platyceps</i> Species of frog

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Hyperolius bicolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T56117A77163847. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T56117A77163847.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Baptista, N., Antonio, T., Branch, W. (2019). The herpetofauna of Bicuar National Park and surroundings, southwestern Angola: a preliminary checklist. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 13 (2), 96-130. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ninda-Baptista/publication/338581840_The_herpetofauna_of_Bicuar_National_Park_and_surroundings_southwestern_Angola_a_preliminary_checklist/links/5e1de003a6fdccf9432090f8/The-herpetofauna-of-Bicuar-National-Park-and-surroundings-southwestern-Angola-a-preliminary-checklist.pdf.