Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Hyperoliidae > Hyperolius > Hyperolius marmoratusHyperolius marmoratus (Sedge frog)Synonyms: Hyperolius albifrons; Hyperolius alborufus; Hyperolius aposematicus; Hyperolius asper; Hyperolius breviceps; Hyperolius citrinus; Hyperolius decoratus; Hyperolius dermatus; Hyperolius fuelleborni; Hyperolius fuliginosus; Hyperolius fumosus; Hyperolius granulosus; Hyperolius guttolineatus; Hyperolius latirostris; Hyperolius lestagei; Hyperolius marginatus alborufus; Hyperolius marginatus aposematicus; Hyperolius marginatus nyassae; Hyperolius marginatus rhodoscelis; Hyperolius marmoratus albifrons; Hyperolius marmoratus alborufus; Hyperolius marmoratus aposematicus; Hyperolius marmoratus campylogrammus; Hyperolius marmoratus decoratus; Hyperolius marmoratus epheboides; Hyperolius marmoratus fuliginosus; Hyperolius marmoratus guttatolineatus; Hyperolius marmoratus insignis; Hyperolius marmoratus kandoensis; Hyperolius marmoratus latirostris; Hyperolius marmoratus lestagei; Hyperolius marmoratus mafianus; Hyperolius marmoratus marmoratus; Hyperolius marmoratus marungaensis; Hyperolius marmoratus nyassae; Hyperolius marmoratus pondoensis; Hyperolius marmoratus rhodoscelis; Hyperolius marmoratus taeniatus; Hyperolius marmoratus verrucosus; Hyperolius marungaensis; Hyperolius microstictus; Hyperolius nossibeensis; Hyperolius nyassae; Hyperolius parallelus alborufus; Hyperolius parallelus aposematicus; Hyperolius parallelus pliciferus; Hyperolius pliciferus; Hyperolius rhodoscelis; Hyperolius sugillatus; Hyperolius taeniatus; Hyperolius variegatus; Hyperolius vermicularis; Hyperolius vermiculatus; Hyperolius verrucosus; Hyperolius viridiflavus nyassae; Hyperolius viridiflavus rhodoscelis; Hyperolius viridiflavus taeniatus; Rappia citrina; Rappia densereticulatae; Rappia granulosa; Rappia insignis; Rappia marmorata; Rappia plicifera; Rappia rhodoscelis; Rappia taeniata; Rappia variegata; Rappia vermicularis; Rappia vermiculata The marbled reed frog or painted reed frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) is a species of frogs in the Hyperoliidae family found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe, and Botswana, Lesotho, and Tanzania.It occurs in a wide range of natural habitats, including forests, savannas, shrublands, grasslands, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater lakes. It coexists well with humans, and is also found in pastureland, rural gardens, and urban areas. Its range appears to be expanding to the winter rainfall area of the Western Cape. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 5.91 EDGE Score: 1.93 |
Litter Size [2] | 400 | Litters / Year [2] | 1 | Maximum Longevity [2] | 4 years 8 months | Nocturnal [1] | Yes | Snout to Vent Length [2] | 1.693 inches (4.3 cm) | Water Biome [1] | Rivers and Streams, Temporary Pools | | Diet [1] | Carnivore |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Albany thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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Albertine Rift montane forests |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi,Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Angolan Miombo woodlands |
Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Zambia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests |
South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Eastern Arc forests |
Tanzania, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Eastern Miombo woodlands |
Tanzania, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Highveld grasslands |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Knysna-Amatole montane forests |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Maputaland coastal forest mosaic |
Mozambique, Swaziland, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Mozambique |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Africa bushveld |
Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Miombo woodlands |
Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic |
Malawi, Tanzania |
Afrotropic |
Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
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Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic |
Mozambique, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
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Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic |
Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic |
Gabon, Congo, Democratic Rep of the Congo, Angola |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian and Mopane woodlands |
South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Malawi |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands |
Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Afrotropic |
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org♦ 2Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data. ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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