Golden banana frog
| Golden banana frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Afrixalus |
| Species: | A. aureus |
| Binomial name | |
| Afrixalus aureus Pickersgill, 1984 | |
The Golden banana frog or golden dwarf reed frog (Afrixalus aureus) is a species of frog in the Hyperoliidae family. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Pickersgill, M., Schiøtz, A. & Minter, L. 2004. Afrixalus aureus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 July 2007.
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