Heterixalus

Heterixalus is a genus of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar.[1][2] It is the sister taxon of Tachycnemis. Common name Madagascar reed frogs has been coined for them.[1]

Heterixalus
Heterixalus variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hyperoliidae
Genus: Heterixalus
Laurent, 1944
Type species
Eucnemis madagascariensis
Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Diversity
11 species

Species

Heterixalus contains 11 species:[1][2]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Heterixalus alboguttatus (Boulenger, 1882)Madagascar
Heterixalus andrakata Glaw and Vences, 1991Madagascar.
Heterixalus betsileo (Grandidier, 1872)Madagascar
Heterixalus boettgeri (Mocquard, 1902)Madagascar
Heterixalus carbonei Vences, Glaw, Jesu, and Schimmenti, 2000Madagascar
Heterixalus luteostriatus (Andersson, 1910)Madagascar
Heterixalus madagascariensis (Duméril and Bibron, 1841)Madagascar
Heterixalus punctatus Glaw and Vences, 1994Madagascar
Heterixalus rutenbergi (Boettger, 1881)Madagascar
Heterixalus tricolor (Boettger, 1881)Madagascar
Heterixalus variabilis (Ahl, 1930)Madagascar

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Heterixalus Laurent, 1944". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. "Hyperoliidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.


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