Hyperoliinae

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Hyperoliinae Higher classification Hyperoliidae Order Frog		Suborder Neobatrachia Phylum Chordata Rank Subfamily

Lower classifications Hyperolius, Heterixalus, Afrixalus, Kassina, Common reed frog

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

References

Hyperoliinae Wikipedia

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