# Hyperolius microps

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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2016 |title=''Hyperolius acuticeps'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T56108A86523165 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56108A86523165.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Hyperolius microps
| image_alt = Hyperolius acuticeps Seldomseen
| image_caption = Hyperolius acuticeps Seldomseen
| image = Hyperolius_acuticeps-2825.jpg
| authority = [Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1864
| synonyms = {{species list
 | Rappia microps | (Günther, 1864)
 | Hyperolius acuticeps  | [Ahl](/source/Ernst_Ahl), 1931
 | Hyperolius usaramoae | [Loveridge](/source/Arthur_Loveridge), 1932 }}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
}}

'''''Hyperolius microps''''' is a [species](/source/species) of [frog](/source/frog)s in the family [Hyperoliidae](/source/Hyperoliidae).<ref name=Frost/><ref name="AmphibiaWeb H. microps"/> It is known with some certainty from northern Malawi, extreme northern Mozambique, Tanzania, and coastal Kenya; presumably its range extends into adjacent Zambia.<ref name=Frost/> However, its range and delimitation differs widely between sources (see below).

==Range and taxonomy==
''Hyperolius microps'' was [described](/source/species_description) in 1864 by [Albert Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther) based on material collected from extreme northern Mozambique. The understanding of this taxon and its relationships to other taxa described later has changed greatly over time,<ref name=Frost/> and differences persist between sources. While the [Amphibian Species of the World](/source/Amphibian_Species_of_the_World) considers ''Hyperolius acuticeps'' as a [synonym](/source/Synonym_(taxonomy)) of ''Hyperolius microps'',<ref name=Frost/> the AmphibiaWeb recognizes both species as distinct<ref name="AmphibiaWeb H. microps"/><ref name="AmphibiaWeb H. acuticeps"/> and gives a broad distribution extending into West and South Africa for ''Hyperolius acuticeps''.<ref name="AmphibiaWeb H. acuticeps"/> The [IUCN SSC](/source/IUCN_Species_Survival_Commission) Amphibian Specialist Group only recognizes ''Hyperolius acuticeps'' but limits it to Malawi and Tanzania.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/> Channing and Rödel (2019) only recognize ''Hyperolius microps'' but gives a slightly more restricted distribution than the Amphibian Species of the World.<ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/>

==Description==
Males grow to {{convert|21|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and females to {{convert|22|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in [snout–vent length](/source/snout%E2%80%93vent_length). The snout is sharply rounded. The toes are almost completely webbed. The fingers and toes bear discs that are larger in the former. The [dorsum](/source/Dorsum_(anatomy)) is green with a darker vertebral band composed of dense pigmented cells. There are pale lateral bands bordered by darker spots and a darker dorsolateral stripe. Males have yellow throat and the upper surfaces of digital discs.<ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/>

The [male advertisement call](/source/Sexual_selection_in_amphibians) is a brief, high-pitched "buzz" consisting of 25 pulses and lasting about a quarter of a second.<ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Hyperolius microps'' occurs in [savanna](/source/savanna) and grassland<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/><ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/> in association with emergent vegetation at the margins of swamps, rivers, [vlei](/source/vlei)s, lakes, and pools.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/> Males call from flooded grass.<ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/>

A general threat to the habitat of this species is conversion of grassland into agricultural land and diversion of water for agricultural purposes. It is present in a number of protected areas in Malawi ([Nyika National Park](/source/Nyika_National_Park) and [Kaningina](/source/Kaning'ina_Forest_Reserve) and Chongoni Forest Reserves).<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="AmphibiaWeb H. acuticeps">{{cite web |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/6329 |title=''Hyperolius acuticeps'' |year=2022 |work=AmphibiaWeb |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="AmphibiaWeb H. microps">{{cite web |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8425 |title=''Hyperolius microps'' |year=2022 |work=AmphibiaWeb |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019">{{cite book |title=Field Guide to the Frogs & other Amphibians of Africa |last1=Channing |first1=Allan |last2=Rödel |first2=Mark-Oliver |name-list-style=amp |year=2019 |publisher=Struik Nature |location=Cape Town |isbn=978-1-77584-512-6 |page=180 }}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Hyperoliinae/Hyperolius/Hyperolius-microps |title=''Hyperolius microps'' Günther, 1864 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2022 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |doi=10.5531/db.vz.0001 |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>
}}

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Acuticeps
Category:Frogs of Africa
Category:Amphibians of Kenya
Category:Amphibians of Malawi
Category:Amphibians of Mozambique
Category:Amphibians of Tanzania
Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther
Category:Amphibians described in 1864
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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