{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{speciesbox | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2013 |title=''Hyperolius baumanni'' |volume=2013 |article-number=e.T56115A18374488 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56115A18374488.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Hyperolius baumanni | authority = Ahl, 1931 | synonyms = }}
'''''Hyperolius baumanni''''' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is known from the Akwapim-Togo Ranges along the border between Ghana and Togo<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" /><ref name=Frost/><ref name="African Amphibians"/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/> and from central Ghana.<ref name="Hillers et al. 2009"/> Common name '''Baumann's reed frog''' has been coined for this species.<ref name=Frost/><ref name="African Amphibians"/>
==Etymology== The specific name ''baumanni'' honours Ernst Baumann, a German zoologist (1863–1895) who worked at the German research station in {{ill|Misahöhe|de|Missahoe}}, Togo—the type locality of this species.<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013"/>
==Description== ''Hyperolius baumanni'' is a medium-sized member of its genus, with males measuring {{convert|23|–|30|mm|abbr=on}} and females about {{convert|31|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The dorsum is almost uniformly brown and bears a broad, light dorso-lateral stripe. The pupil is horizontal. Male advertisement call consists of a slow, coarse initial sound, followed by a long, accelerating series of clicks.<ref name="African Amphibians"/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/>
''Hyperolius baumanni'' is very similar to ''Hyperolius picturatus'', and is possibly an eastern subspecies of the latter. However, the two have differences in morphology (larger gular flap in ''H. baumanni'') and the advertisement call.<ref name="African Amphibians"/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/>
==Habitat and conservation== ''Hyperolius baumanni'' occurs in secondary forest, forest edge, and heavily degraded former forest (farm bush). Breeding is unknown but is assumed to involve attaching eggs to leaves above shallow, densely vegetated temporary ponds.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />
The species is extremely abundant in its small range. No significant threats to this adaptable species are known. It occurs in the Kyabobo National Park in Ghana and in a number of smaller forest reserves. Given its presumed large population and adaptability, and despite its relatively small range, it is assessed as being of "Least Concern".<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />
==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="African Amphibians">{{cite web |url=http://africanamphibians.myspecies.info/taxonomy/term/1378 |title=''Hyperolius baumanni'' Ahl, 1931 |author= |year= |work=African Amphibians |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref>
<ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Hyperolius&where-species=baumanni |title=''Hyperolius baumanni'' |year=2008 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013">{{cite book|author1=Bo Beolens|author2=Michael Watkins|author3=Michael Grayson|title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|date=22 April 2013|publisher=Pelagic Publishing|isbn=978-1-907807-42-8|page=18}}</ref>
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Hyperolius/Hyperolius-baumanni |title=''Hyperolius baumanni'' Ahl, 1931 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=23 November 2016}}</ref>
<ref name="Hillers et al. 2009">{{cite journal|last1=Hillers|first1=Annika|last2=Boateng|first2=Caleb Ofori|last3=Segniagbeto|first3=Gabriel Hoinsoudé|last4=Agyei|first4=Alex Cudjoe|last5=Rödel|first5=Mark-Oliver|title=Assessment of the amphibians in the forests of southern Ghana and western Togo|journal=Zoosystematics and Evolution|date=2009|volume=85|issue=1|pages=127–141|doi=10.1002/zoos.200800019}}</ref> }}
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baumanni Category:Frogs of Africa Category:Amphibians of West Africa Category:Amphibians described in 1931 Category:Taxa named by Ernst Ahl Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot