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title: "Angolan Reed Frog"
description: "Hyperolius parallelus — Anfíbios. Hyperolius parallelus, also known as the Angolan reed frog (being treated as Hyperolius angolensis by many authors), is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/angolan-reed-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Angolan Reed Frog

> Hyperolius parallelus — Anfíbios. Hyperolius parallelus, also known as the Angolan reed frog (being treated as Hyperolius angolensis by many authors), is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.

- Scientific name: *Hyperolius parallelus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 583
- Wikidata: [Q516797](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q516797)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23366](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23366)

## Names

- en: Angolan Reed Frog
- es: Rana de Caña Africana

## Countries with the most observations

BW (315), AO (74), TZ (32), ZM (30), NA (19), ZW (6), RW (3)

## Summary

Hyperolius parallelus, also known as the Angolan reed frog (being treated as Hyperolius angolensis by many authors), is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Southern and Central Africa. It is part of the so-called Hyperolius viridiflavus species complex and has a complex history of taxonomic treatments.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220237865

## Machine access

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