Hyperolius hutsebauti | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Hyperoliidae |
Genus: | Hyperolius |
Species: | H. hutsebauti
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Binomial name | |
Hyperolius hutsebauti
Laurent, 1956
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Synonyms [2] | |
Hyperolius tuberculatus hutsebauti Laurent, 1956 |
Hyperolius hutsebauti is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found widely in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and has recently (2016) been recorded in Burundi. [1] The specific name hutsebauti honours Franz Joseph Hutsebaut (1886–1954), a Catholic missionary in what was then Belgian Congo. Common names Ibembo reed frog [5] and Hutsebaut's reed frog have been coined for it. [2] [4]
Hyperolius hutsebauti was first described as a subspecies of Hyperolius tuberculatus. [2] It is now recognized as a distinct species within the so-called Hyperolius tuberculatus complex, which includes Hyperolius dintelmanni as the third species. [6]
Males grow to 32 mm (1.3 in) and females to 36 mm (1.4 in) in snout–vent length. [4] Hyperolius hutsebauti is similar to Hyperolius tuberculatus but phase F ("female phase") has diffuse darker marbling on a light ground colour. The pupil is horizontal. [3]
Hyperolius hutsebauti occurs in savanna and degraded forests [4] as well as at the edges of villages in modified haitats (e.g., artificial fish ponds and flooded cow pastures) at elevations of 414–2,030 m (1,358–6,660 ft) above sea level. It is a widespread and locally abundant species that is unlikely to be facing significant threats. [1]