Hyperoliinae

Hyperoliinae
Kassina maculuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Suborder: Neobatrachia
Family: Hyperoliidae
Subfamily: Hyperoliinae

Hyperoliinae is a subfamily to Hyperolidae. It has species located in Africa, Sahara, and Madagascar. Usually, Hyperoliiinae frogs are small - only 1,5-3,5 cm long. Like other amphibians, they are carnivore. They diet contains mosquitos, flies and naked snails. Hyperoliinae frogs are arboreal and night-activity frogs.

This sufamilly contains:

   Genus Acanthixalus - African wart frogs
   Genus Alexteroon - midwife frogs
   Genus Arlequinus - Mebebque frogs
   Genus Callixalus - African painted frogs
   Genus Chlorolius - Koehler's green frogs
   Genus Chrysobatrachus - Itombwe golden frogs
   Genus Cryptothylax - wax frogs
   Genus Heterixalus - Madagascan reed frogs
   Genus Hyperolius - African reed frogs
   Genus Nesionixalus


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