| Hyperolius benguellensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Hyperolius |
| Species: | H. benguellensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperolius benguellensis (Bocage, 1893) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rappia benguellensis Bocage, 1893 | |
Hyperolius benguellensis (common name: Benguella long reed frog, Benguella reed frog, Bocage's sharp-nosed reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in southern Angola and northern Botswana and Namibia, but other sources cite a wider and more eastern distribution. It is similar to Hyperolius nasutus and have been considered a synonym of that species. Hyperolius benguellensis is not considered threatened.
Description
Male Hyperolius benguellensis grow to a snout–vent length of about 19 mm (0.75 in) and females to about 24 mm (0.94 in). Their body is long and slender. Tadpoles are unknown.
Habitat and behaviour
Hyperolius benguellensis is a common frog associated with moist habitats with emergent vegetation (margins of swamps, rivers and lakes) in savanna and grassland habitats. Male frogs call from elevated positions in vegetation. The call is a brief note consisting of five pulses, followed by 14 pulses at a slower rate.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Hyperolius benguellensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T56116A86543456. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56116A86543456.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Hyperolius benguellensis (Bocage, 1893)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Channing, A.; A. Hillers; S. Lötters; M.-O. Rödel; S. Schick; W. Conradie; D. Rödder; V. Mercurio; P. Wagner; J. M. Dehling; L. H. Du Preez; J. Kielgast; M. Burger (2013). "Taxonomy of the super-cryptic Hyperolius nasutus group of long reed frogs of Africa (Anura: Hyperoliidae), with descriptions of six new species". Zootaxa. 3620 (3): 301–350. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3620.3.1. PMID 26120712.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hyperolius benguellensis | |
| Rappia benguellensis | |