Hyperolius benguellensis

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

Rappia benguellensis Bocage, 1893
Rappia oxyrhynchus Boulenger, 1901

Hyperolius benguellensis (common name: Benguella long reed frog, Benguella reed frog, Bocage's sharp-nosed reed frog) is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Hyperolius benguellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  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.
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