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title: "Argus reed frog"
description: "Hyperolius argus — Anfibi. Hyperolius argus, known under common names Argus reed frog, Argus sedge frog, and Boror reed frog (and many others) is a hyperolid frog found in the eastern coastal plain of Africa from southern Somalia through Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/argus-reed-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Argus reed frog

> Hyperolius argus — Anfibi. Hyperolius argus, known under common names Argus reed frog, Argus sedge frog, and Boror reed frog (and many others) is a hyperolid frog found in the eastern coastal plain of Africa from southern Somalia through Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa.

- Scientific name: *Hyperolius argus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 591
- Wikidata: [Q1882659](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1882659)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23327](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23327)

## Names

- en: Argus reed frog
- de: Augenfleck-Riedfrosch
- nl: Luipaardboomkikker

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (334), MZ (62), KE (49), TZ (17), MW (4)

## Summary

Hyperolius argus, known under common names Argus reed frog, Argus sedge frog, and Boror reed frog (and many others) is a hyperolid frog found in the eastern coastal plain of Africa from southern Somalia through Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe to KwaZulu-Natal in eastern South Africa.

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

## Photo

![Argus reed frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/argus-reed-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117823000

## Machine access

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