Afrixalus

Afrixalus, commonly known as the banana frogs, spiny reed frogs, cat's eye reed frogs, or leaf-folding frogs, is a genus of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.[1][2] They occur in the Subsaharan Africa.[1] They lay their eggs in vegetation above water, often folding leaves around the eggs for protection—hence the common name "leaf-folding frogs".[3]

Afrixalus
Afrixalus fornasini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Afrixalus
Laurent, 1944
Type species
Euchnemis fornasinii
Bianconi, 1849 "1848"
Species

About 35 (see text)

Synonyms[1]
  • Laurentixalus Amiet, 2012

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Afrixalus :[1]

The AmphibiaWeb lists 31 species. It does not include Afrixalus "quadrivittatus", and does not recognize Afrixalus brachycnemis as a full species.[1]

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References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Afrixalus Laurent, 1944". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "Hyperoliidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. Wells, Kentwood D. (2010). The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians. University of Chicago Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-226-89333-4.


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