How Can We Help?
You are here:
< Back

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]

Species

Heterixalus contains 11 species:[1][2]

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

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "Hyperoliidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.


Categories
Table of Contents