Hyperolius kivuensis

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Hyperolius kivuensis
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Hyperoliidae Genus: Hyperolius Species: H. kivuensis
Binomial name
Hyperolius kivuensis Ahl, 1931

Hyperolius kivuensis is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, possibly Mozambique, and possibly Sudan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

[edit] Source

• Schiøtz, A., Poynton, J.C., Largen, M. & Lötters, S. 2004. Hyperolius kivuensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.