AmphibiaWeb - Hyperolius poweri


Hyperolius poweri Loveridge, 1938 Power's reed frog, Umgqagqa omude (Zulu)	family: Hyperoliidae genus: Hyperolius
Species Description: Loveridge, A. (1938). A new frog (Hyperolius poweri) from Natal, South Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 51: 213–214.

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Least Concern (LC)
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None

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Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: South Africa

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Comments
Incertae sedis. Member of the Hyperolius nasutus group with doubtful status (Schiøtz, pers. comm.).

References
Phaka, F.M., Netherlands, E.C., Kruger, D.J.D., Du Preez, L.H. (2019). Folk taxonomy and indigenous names for frogs in Zululand, South Africa. J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine 15, 17. [link]

Edited by: Ann T. Chang (2023-05-31)

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2023 Hyperolius poweri: Power's reed frog <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/5709> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Jan 27, 2025.

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