Hyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)

Species in this group

LC

Hyperolius marmoratus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Heterixalus alboguttatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Hyperolius tuberilinguis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Hyperolius castaneus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Hyperolius glandicolor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Hyperolius parallelus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Hyperolius pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Hyperolius viridiflavus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Hyperolius argus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Heterixalus betsileo

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Phlyctimantis maculatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Afrixalus fornasini

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Kassina maculosa

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC

Kassina senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Afrixalus aureus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC

Semnodactylus wealii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Hyperolius horstockii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see African Reed Frogs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 7 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	7 of 17	~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%
2	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 17	~60%
	Whitebelly Reed Frog			~40%
	Betsileo Reed Frog			~20%
3	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~40%
	Painted Reed Frog			~30%
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			~20%
4	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 17	~40%
	Brown Reed Frog			~40%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~40%
	Painted Reed Frog			~30%
	Weale's Running Frog			<5%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	6 of 17	~30%
	Painted Reed Frog			~10%
	Senegal Kassina			~10%
	Water Lily Reed Frog			<5%
	Golden Dwarf Reed Frog			<5%
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			<5%
	Red-legged Wot-wot			<5%
7	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 17	~30%
	Gong Rock Frog			~30%
8	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 17	~30%
	Angolan Reed Frog			~30%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Reed Frog			~30%
10	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 17	~30%
	Painted Reed Frog			~30%
11	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Reed Frog			~20%
12	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 17	~20%
	Common Reed Frog			~20%
13	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 17	~20%
	Painted Reed Frog			~20%
14	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~20%
	Painted Reed Frog			~10%
	Horstock's Reed Frog			<5%
15	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 17	~20%
	Marbled Running Frog			~20%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Reed Frog			~10%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 17	~10%
	Common Reed Frog			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 17	~60%
	Painted Reed Frog			~30%
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			~20%
	Tinker Reed Frog			~20%
	Water Lily Reed Frog			~10%
	argus reed frog			~10%
2	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 17	~40%
	Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog			~40%
3	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 17	~30%
	Common Reed Frog			~30%
4	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 17	~30%
	Painted Reed Frog			~20%
	Horstock's Reed Frog			~10%
5	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 17	~20%
	Common Reed Frog			~10%
	Gong Rock Frog			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Chester Zoo	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
3	Mandraka Reptile Farm	🇲🇬 Madagascar	In captivity
4	Two Oceans Aquarium	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
5	Downtown Aquarium, Houston	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
7	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

African Reed Frogs

Species in this group

Painted Reed Frog

Whitebelly Reed Frog

Tinker Reed Frog

Brown Reed Frog

Gong Rock Frog

Angolan Reed Frog

Water Lily Reed Frog

Common Reed Frog

argus reed frog

Betsileo Reed Frog

Red-legged Wot-wot

Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog

Marbled Running Frog

Senegal Kassina

Golden Dwarf Reed Frog

Weale's Running Frog

Horstock's Reed Frog

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see African Reed Frogs

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found