Hyperolius angolensis Steindachner, 1867

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 28

Hyperolius angolensis Steindachner, 1867

Angolan Reed Frog

Photograph: VMUS 5986

A single individual, which we tentatively refer to H. angolensis , was photographed at Ngonye Falls campsite. This species is likely to be more common and is probably found in pans and other temporary wetlands in Sioma Ngwezi National Park, as well as other wetlands associated with the Zambezi and Cuando Rivers. The only previous Zambian records are from the western shore of the Upper Zambezi at Sandaula Plain, Kalabo and Kalenga ( Broadley 1971a; Poynton and Broadley 1987), although it is fairly widespread in the Okavango Swamps of Botswana and the Zambezi Region of northern Namibia ( Poynton and Broadley 1987, 1991) as well as south-eastern Angola ( Conradie et al. 2016). This record partially bridges the gap between the Namibian and Upper Zambezi records. The taxonomic status of this species remains unresolved and it is considered part of the larger unresolved H. parallelus Günther, 1858 group which is widespread across Angola and adjacent countries ( Frost 2016). Many regional color patterns exist, the specimen from Ngonye Falls conforms best to that of H. angolensis (fide Schiøtz 1999).