{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{speciesbox | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2013 |title=''Hyperolius montanus'' |volume=2013 |article-number=e.T56166A17162013 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56166A17162013.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Hyperolius montanus | authority = (Angel, 1924) | synonyms = ''Rappia montana'' <small>Angel, 1924</small><ref name=Angel>{{cite journal |last1=Angel |first1=F. |year=1924 |title=Note préliminaire sur deaux batraciens nouveaux, des genres ''Rappia'' et ''Bufo'', provenant d'Afrique orientale anglaise (Mission Alluaud et Jeannel, 1911–1912) |journal=Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |volume=30 |pages=269–270 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/213222#page/297/mode/1up }}</ref> }}
'''''Hyperolius montanus''''' (common name: '''mountain reed frog''' or '''montane reed frog''') is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Kenya and known from the Kenya Highlands.<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" /><ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Hyperolius/Hyperolius-montanus |title=''Hyperolius montanus'' (Angel, 1924) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2015 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref> It might represent more than one species.<ref name=AmphibiaWeb/>
==Description== The type series, collected from Mount Kinangop, consists of one male measuring {{convert|26|mm|abbr=on}} and four females measuring {{convert|29|-|34|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length.<ref name=Angel/> Males are reported to vary in SVL between {{convert|25|and|38|mm|abbr=on}}, making them medium to large sized among ''Hyperolius'' frogs. Colour pattern is variable. Dorsum is uniformly greyish brown to light brown, yellow, or greenish. A dark brown canthal stripe runs from behind the eye to shoulder or groin. Males have yellow to white throat, or green in green-backed specimens. Ventrum is whitish and feet are whitish to yellowish.<ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Hyperolius&where-species=montanus |title=''Hyperolius montanus'' |year=2015 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |access-date=15 September 2015}}</ref>
==Habitat and conservation== ''Hyperolius montanus'' is an adaptable species that lives in montane grassland and farmland, montane rainforest, and moor land at elevations of approximately {{convert|1800|–|3100|m|abbr=on}} asl. It is a common species that is locally abundant. No significant threats have been identified, although pesticides and other agro-chemicals could be a local threat.<ref name="iucn status 15 November 2021" />
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montanus Category:Frogs of Africa Category:Amphibians of Kenya Category:Endemic fauna of Kenya Category:Taxa named by Fernand Angel Category:Amphibians described in 1924 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot