#Afrixalus fornasini

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today’s funky frog of the day: afrixalus fornasini! commonly called fornasini's spiny reed frog or the greater leaf-folding frog, they are endemic to africa. they have a wide range of natural habitats, including grasslands, swamps, marshes, and ponds. they are a very large frog for their genus, being around 30-40 milimeters. they have a loud, slow, low-pitched call that has been compared to the stuttering of a minute machine-gun. although the average lifespan for this specific species is unknown, reed frogs usually live around 5 years.

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Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog - Afrixalus fornasini  

Afrixalus fornasini (Hyperoliidae) is a species of frog native to the savannas of eastern and southern Africa. It measures up to 40 mm snout-vent length, and it is considered large compared to other species within the genus.

This conspicuous frog is easily distinguished by its dorsal coloration, dark with broad light silverish dorsolateral bands from tip of snout to anus, that meet posteriorly. However, about half the specimens in northern populations (Tanzania and Kenya) have the entire dorsum silverish white. Many individuals have a broad brown mid-dorsal band as well.

Afrixalus fornasini is known to prey on the embryos of the frog Hyperolius springularis, inducing them to hatch early and at a small size (life-history plasticity).

References: [1] - [2] - [3] - [4]

Photo credit: ©Stephen Zozaya | Locality: Mang’ula village, Tanzania (2014) | [Top] - [Bottom]

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Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog

Afrixalus fornasini (Hyperoliidae) is an african frog characterized by its color pattern, dark with broad light silverish dorsolateral bands from tip of snout to anus. The bands meet posteriorly, not anteriorly. About half the specimens in northern populations have the entire dorsum silverish white. 

Specimen shown is a female, no stripe morph.

The distribution recorded for this species is from coastal Kenya southward through eastern and southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe to coastal KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. 

References: [1] - [2]

Photo credit: ©James Vonesh

Locality: Amani Natural Reserve, Usambara, Tanzania

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