Hyperolius ruvuensis

Hyperolius ruvuensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Hyperolius
Species:
H. ruvuensis
Binomial name
Hyperolius ruvuensis
Barratt, Lawson & Loader, 2017

Hyperolius ruvuensis (commonly known as the Ruvu reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is part of the spiny throated reed frog complex.[1][2] [3]

The genus is known to exhibit sexual dichromatism, a trait that is otherwise rare in frogs.[4]

Distribution

Hyperolius ruvuensis has been found only in the Ruvu South Forest Reserve in Tanzania.[1]

Conservation

The authors of the article in which Hyperolius ruvuensis is first described and the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group both consider the species to be "critically endangered".[1][5] [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Barratt, Christopher D.; Lawson, Lucinda P.; Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B.; Doggart, Nike; Morgan-Brown, Theron; Nagel, Peter; Loader, Simon P. (2017). "A new, narrowly distributed, and critically endangered species of spiny-throated reed frog (Anura: Hyperoliidae) from a highly threatened coastal forest reserve in Tanzania". Herpetological Journal. 27 (1): 13–24. ISSN 0268-0130.
  2. ^ Channing, Allan & Rödel, Mark-Oliver (2019). Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa. Cape Town: Struik Nature. pp. 170–209. ISBN 978-1-77584-512-6.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2022). "Hyperolius Rapp, 1842". Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
  4. ^ Portik, D.M. (November 2019). "Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians". Systematic Biology. pp. 859–875. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz023.
  5. ^ Erickson-Davis, Morgan (2017-03-02). "Newly discovered Tanzanian frog already facing extinction". Conservation news. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  6. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Hyperolius ruvuensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69119695A69123103". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T69119695A69123103.en. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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