Hyperoliinae
| Hyperoliinae | |
|---|---|
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| Kassina maculuata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Suborder: | Neobatrachia |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyperoliinae Laurent, 1943 |
The Hyperoliinae are a subfamily to Hyperolidae, with species located in Africa, the Sahara, and Madagascar. Usually, Hyperoliiinae frogs are small - only 1,5-3,5 cm long. Like other amphibians, they are carnivores. Their diet contains mosquitos, flies, and slugs. Hyperoliinae frogs are arboreal and night-active frogs.
This sufamily contains these genera:
- Acanthixalus - African wart frogs
- Alexteroon - midwife frogs
- Arlequinus - Mebebque frogs
- Callixalus - African painted frogs
- Chlorolius - Koehler's green frogs
- Chrysobatrachus - Itombwe golden frogs
- Cryptothylax - wax frogs
- Heterixalus - Madagascan reed frogs
- Hyperolius - African reed frogs*
Nesionixalus
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