Hyperolius bocagei

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Hyperolius bocagei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species:H. bocagei
Binomial name
Hyperolius bocagei
Steindachner, 1867
Synonyms [2]

Rappia seabraiFerreira, 1906
Hyperolius seabrai(Ferreira, 1906)

Hyperolius bocagei is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It occurs in an area spanning from Angola and northwestern Zambia through southern Democratic Republic of the Congo to southwestern Tanzania. [1] [2] It lives in seasonally flooded, lowland grassy pans. It may suffer localized habitat loss and degradation, but is not considered threatened overall. [1]

Frog Member of an order of vertebrates belonging to the amphibians, and comprising largely carnivorous, short-bodied, and tailless animals

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura. The oldest fossil "proto-frog" appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforests. There are over 7,000 recorded species, accounting for over 85% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders. Warty frog species tend to be called toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from taxonomy or evolutionary history.

Hyperoliidae family of amphibians

The Hyperoliidae, sedge and bush frogs, are a large family of small to medium-sized, brightly colored frogs which contains 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 is endemic to Madagascar.

Angola country in Africa

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a west-coast country of south-central Africa. It is the seventh-largest country in Africa, bordered by Namibia to the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Zambia to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. Angola has an exclave province, the province of Cabinda that borders the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The capital and largest city of Angola is Luanda.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Hyperolius bocagei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2017: e.T80386509A113951870. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T80386509A113951870.en . Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Hyperolius bocagei Steindachner, 1867". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 January 2018.