Tinker reed frog, Hyperolius tuberilinguis

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Family Hyperoliidae. Nocturnal, an early breeder and extremely numerous, call is a loud, penetrating "tack!" - a chorus can be deafening. Eggs deposited in a firm mass usually suspended above the water among grass stems. Adults variable in coloration.

Size to 32 mm.

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