Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog
- Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Threat: harmless
- Venom/Toxin: none
- Trend: unconfirmed
General Information
Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog (Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.
Ecology & Behaviour
It lives in forest habitats (usually edges and clearings), degraded former forest (farm bush) and most savannahs. It breeds in both temporary and permanent water, including swamps, swamp forest, lakes, pools and seasonally flooded grassland. Its breeding sites generally have abundant grassy vegetation.
Distribtion & Habitat
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and possibly in Central African Republic, Rwanda, Sudan, and Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical swamps, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.
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- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura
- Family: Hyperoliidae
- Genus: Hyperolius
