Hyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)

Family

African Reed Frogs

Hyperoliidae

41 species in our catalog · found in 46 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Painted Reed Frog

Hyperolius marmoratus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Whitebelly Reed Frog

Heterixalus alboguttatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tinker Reed Frog

Hyperolius tuberilinguis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Brown Reed Frog

Hyperolius castaneus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Angolan Reed Frog

Hyperolius parallelus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Water Lily Reed Frog

Hyperolius pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Gong Rock Frog

Hyperolius glandicolor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

argus reed frog

Hyperolius argus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Common Reed Frog

Hyperolius viridiflavus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Betsileo Reed Frog

Heterixalus betsileo

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Red-legged Wot-wot

Phlyctimantis maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Senegal Kassina

Kassina senegalensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus fornasini

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kivu Reed Frog

Hyperolius kivuensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Three-color Reed Frog

Heterixalus tricolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Weale's Running Frog

Semnodactylus wealii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Margined Reed Frog

Hyperolius marginatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kouni Valley striped frog

Paracassina kounhiensis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Mainland Reed Frog

Hyperolius substriatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Parker's Reed Frog

Hyperolius parkeri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Snoring Leaf-folding Frog

Afrixalus crotalus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Four-striped Tree-folding Frog

Afrixalus quadrivittatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Highland Reed Frog

Hyperolius discodactylus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Pointed Long Reed Frog

Hyperolius nasicus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Bladder Reed Frog

Hyperolius cystocandicans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Delicate Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus delicatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Balfour's Reed Frog

Hyperolius balfouri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog

Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Banded Banana Frog

Afrixalus fulvovittatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Somali Running Frog

Kassina somalica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Five-striped Reed Frog

Hyperolius quinquevittatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Kenya Banana Frog

Afrixalus septentrionalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Horstock's Reed Frog

Hyperolius horstockii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Secteur Munsenene Reed Frog

Hyperolius lateralis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

White-snouted Reed Frog

Hyperolius frontalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Montane Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus orophilus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Golden Dwarf Reed Frog

Afrixalus aureus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Yellow-striped Reed Frog

Hyperolius semidiscus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Power's reed frog

Hyperolius poweri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Knysna Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus knysnae

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Howell's Reed Frog

Hyperolius howelli

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Reed Frogs

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10	~90%
	Painted Reed Frog			~50%
	Tinker Reed Frog			~40%
	Water Lily Reed Frog			~30%
	argus reed frog			~30%
	Red-legged Wot-wot			~20%
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			~20%
	Senegal Kassina			~10%
	Delicate Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Golden Dwarf Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Power's reed frog			Insufficient data
2	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	~60%
	Whitebelly Reed Frog			~50%
	Betsileo Reed Frog			~20%
3	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	6	~60%
	Painted Reed Frog			~20%
	Water Lily Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Snoring Leaf-folding Frog			Insufficient data
	Tinker Reed Frog			Insufficient data
4	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	7	~50%
	Common Reed Frog			~20%
	Four-striped Tree-folding Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Kivu Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Balfour's Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Banded Banana Frog			Insufficient data
5	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~50%
	Brown Reed Frog			~30%
	Angolan Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Highland Reed Frog			Insufficient data
6	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4	~40%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Kivu Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Margined Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Angolan Reed Frog			Insufficient data
7	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~40%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Gong Rock Frog			Insufficient data
	Mainland Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Delicate Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Water Lily Reed Frog			Insufficient data
8	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3	~40%
	Gong Rock Frog			~30%
	Kivu Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Common Reed Frog			Insufficient data
9	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7	~40%
	Painted Reed Frog			~20%
	Senegal Kassina			~10%
	Water Lily Reed Frog			~10%
	Tinker Reed Frog			~10%
	Golden Dwarf Reed Frog			~10%
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			<5%
	Red-legged Wot-wot			<5%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	3	~40%
	Red-legged Wot-wot			Insufficient data
	Water Lily Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Painted Reed Frog			Insufficient data
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~40%
	Painted Reed Frog			~30%
	Weale's Running Frog			Insufficient data
	Knysna Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
12	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	9	~40%
	Kivu Reed Frog			~10%
	Common Reed Frog			~10%
	Gong Rock Frog			~10%
	🐸 Montane Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Secteur Munsenene Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Brown Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	🐸 White-snouted Reed Frog			Insufficient data
13	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~40%
	Angolan Reed Frog			~30%
	Painted Reed Frog			Insufficient data
14	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	~40%
	Painted Reed Frog			~20%
	Senegal Kassina			~10%
	Weale's Running Frog			<5%
	Yellow-striped Reed Frog			Insufficient data
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~30%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Common Reed Frog			Insufficient data
16	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Parker's Reed Frog			Insufficient data
17	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~30%
	Common Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
18	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~30%
	Margined Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Pointed Long Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Five-striped Reed Frog			Insufficient data
19	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~30%
	Common Reed Frog			~30%
20	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Common Reed Frog			~20%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
21	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2	~20%
	Senegal Kassina			~20%
	Margined Reed Frog			Insufficient data
22	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
23	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~20%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Kenya Banana Frog			Insufficient data
	Four-striped Tree-folding Frog			Insufficient data
	Delicate Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
24	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Gong Rock Frog			~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
25	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Gong Rock Frog			~10%
	Somali Running Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Red-legged Wot-wot			Insufficient data
26	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~20%
	Painted Reed Frog			~10%
	Horstock's Reed Frog			~10%
27	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4	~20%
	Common Reed Frog			~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Four-striped Tree-folding Frog			Insufficient data
	Howell's Reed Frog			Insufficient data
28	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Kivu Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Secteur Munsenene Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	🐸 White-snouted Reed Frog			Insufficient data
29	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Bladder Reed Frog			Insufficient data
30	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~20%
	Three-color Reed Frog			Insufficient data
31	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~20%
	Common Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Kivu Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Four-striped Tree-folding Frog			Insufficient data
32	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	2	~20%
	Water Lily Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			Insufficient data
33	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~20%
	Weale's Running Frog			Insufficient data
34	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Somali Running Frog			Insufficient data
35	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Kouni Valley striped frog			Insufficient data
36	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Golden Dwarf Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Painted Reed Frog			Insufficient data
37	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Painted Reed Frog			Insufficient data
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2	~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
	Four-striped Tree-folding Frog			Insufficient data
39	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	Margined Reed Frog			Insufficient data
40	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Common Reed Frog			Insufficient data
41	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	2	~10%
	Angolan Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
42	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
43	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Common Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
44	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Common Reed Frog			Insufficient data
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
45	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~10%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data
46	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	Senegal Kassina			Insufficient data