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title: "Tinker Reed Frog"
description: "Hyperolius tuberilinguis — Amphibians. Hyperolius tuberilinguis (commonly known as tinker reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/tinker-reed-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Tinker Reed Frog

> Hyperolius tuberilinguis — Amphibians. Hyperolius tuberilinguis (commonly known as tinker reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.

- Scientific name: *Hyperolius tuberilinguis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `farm` (Farm), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 1183
- Wikidata: [Q1945250](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1945250)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23342](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23342)

## Names

- en: Tinker Reed Frog
- de: Grüner Riedfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (838), MZ (125), MW (13), KE (12), SZ (11), TZ (11)

## Summary

Hyperolius tuberilinguis (commonly known as tinker reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, and ponds. It is not considered…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperolius_tuberilinguis

## Photo

![Tinker Reed Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tinker-reed-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59861402

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tinker-reed-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).