Marbled reed frog

Marbled reed frog
in Botswana
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hyperoliidae
Genus:	Hyperolius
Species:	H. marmoratus
Binomial name
Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842

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.^[1][2]

Species in the genus Hyperolius may display different colouration and patterns during day and night. Daylight colours are usually pale and drab, while their night-time appearance is colourful and eye-catching. ^[3] - see images below

Colour change from night to day in same individual

Daylight pallor

Gallery

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  Kruger National Park, South Africa

References

• Schiøtz, A., Channing, A., Poynton, J.C., Harrison, J. & Minter, L. 2004. Hyperolius marmoratus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.

1. Once upon a time in the West - the story of the Painted Reed Frog in the Western Cape
2. The Painted Reed Frog Project
3. http://www.sanbi.org/creature/pickersgill%E2%80%99s-reed-frog