Hyperolius
| Hyperolius | |
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| Hyperolius argus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Hyperolius Rapp, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Hyla horstocki Schlegel, 1837 | |
| Species | |
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145 species (but see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hyperolius (commonly known as the African reed frogs or reed frogs) is a large genus of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae from Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is known to exhibit Sexual dichromatism, a trait that is otherwise rare in frogs.