Hyperolius (commonly known as the African reed frogs or reed frogs) is a large genus of frogs in the family Hyperoliidae from Sub-Saharan Africa. The genus is known to exhibit sexual dichromatism, a trait that is otherwise rare in frogs.

Species

Different sources may delimit species differently, and as new species are still being described, different number of species can be found. , Amphibian Species of the World lists 145 species and AmphibiaWeb 155 species. The following list follows the Amphibian Species of the World:

Nomina inquirenda

The following species are considered nomina inquirenda (species of doubtful identity):

• Rappia granulata Tornier, 1896

• Rappia fimbriata Tornier, 1896

• Hyperolius laticeps Ahl, 1931

• Hyperolius thoracotuberculatus Ahl, 1931

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