#Hyperolius mitchelli

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Hyperolius mitchelli (common name: Mitchell's reed frog) 🐸

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today's funky frog of the frog: Mitchell's reed frog (Hyperolius mitchelli)!!!!!!!! they live in tanzania, malawi, and mozambique. i love the v pattern on their heads! it was originally considered a subspecies of another frog!

photo by Zein et Carlo

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Hyperolius mitchelli by Stephen Zozaya Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania.

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Mitchell's Reed Frog - Hyperolius mitchelli 

The Mitchell's Reed Frog, Hyperolius mitchelli (Hyperoliidae), is an African frog that ranges widely from northeastern Tanzania, through Malawi to central Mozambique, and is also present on the island of Zanzibar.

This frog is quite striking. The dorsum is orange to brown, often with small dark spots especially in young individuals. It always has light canthal (between the eye and the snout) and dorsolateral stripes, and are usually outlined in black, and in some cases yellow as well. The dorsolateral stripes extend midway down the dorsum and in some individuals reach the groin. A light spot is present on each heel. The ventral surface of males may be yellow or orange, but in females is typically orange. Males have a yellow gular flap.

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©James Vonesh | Locality: Amani Nature Reserve, Tanzania (2008)

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Hyperolius mitchelli 

This frog is an African species scientifically named Hyperolius mitchelli (Hyperoliidae), which occurs from northeastern Tanzania, through Malawi to central Mozambique, and is also present on the island of Zanzibar.

The dorsum of Hyperolius mitchelli is orange to brown, often with small dark spots especially in young individuals. Light stripes are usually outlined in black, and in some cases yellow as well. Males reach up to 27 mm and females 32 mm. The call has been described by some as a series of clicks, and by others as a scream.

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©Stephen Zozaya | Locality: East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (2014)