Hyperolius riggenbachi

{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | image = Hyperolius riggenbachi hieroglyphicus02.jpg | image_caption = ''Hyperolius riggenbachi hieroglyphicus'' | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2019 |title=''Hyperolius riggenbachi'' |volume=2019 |article-number=e.T56198A97535951 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T56198A97535951.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Hyperolius riggenbachi | authority = (Nieden, 1910) | synonyms = }}

'''''Hyperolius riggenbachi''''' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Its common name is '''Riggenbach's reed frog'''. It is found on Bamenda Highlands and the Adamawa Plateau, western and central Cameroon, and Mambilla and Obudu Plateaus of eastern Nigeria.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Hyperolius/Hyperolius-riggenbachi |title=''Hyperolius riggenbachi'' (Nieden, 1910) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref> Its natural habitats are wetlands and small wooded watercourses in montane grassland. This species is very common within its small range, but is threatened by habitat loss caused by agricultural activities, wood collection, and human settlement.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />

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riggenbachi Category:Frogs of Africa Category:Amphibians of Cameroon Category:Amphibians of West Africa Category:Amphibians described in 1910 Category:Taxa named by Fritz Nieden Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Fauna of the Cameroonian Highlands forests