{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2013 |title=''Hyperolius schoutedeni'' |volume=2013 |article-number=e.T56202A18383252 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56202A18383252.en |access-date=14 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Hyperolius | species = schoutedeni | authority = Laurent, 1943 | synonyms = | synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/> }}
'''''Hyperolius schoutedeni''''' is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" /><ref name=Frost/><ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/> It is known from the northern half of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, central-west and southeastern Republic of the Congo, and southeastern Gabon;<ref name=Frost/><ref name="Bamba-Kaya et al. 2019"/> its true range probably extends into the adjacent Central African Republic and South Sudan.<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" /><ref name=Frost/> It is morphologically very similar to ''Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris'' and has been confused with that species.<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" /><ref name=Frost/><ref name="Bamba-Kaya et al. 2019"/> However, molecular data suggests that its closest relatives include ''Hyperolius kivuensis'', ''Hyperolius balfouri'', and ''Hyperolius quinquevittatus'', rather than ''H. cinnamomeoventris''.<ref name="Bamba-Kaya et al. 2019"/>
==Etymology and common names== The specific name ''schoutedeni'' honours Henri Schouteden, Belgian zoologist who made many expeditions to Congo.<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013"/> Common names '''Kunungu reed frog''' (Kunungu being the type locality)<ref name=Frost/> and '''Schouteden's reed frog''' have been proposed for it.<ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/>
==Description== Males grow to {{convert|25|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and females to {{convert|28|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The snout is rounded. The fingers and toes bear discs of similar sizes.<ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/> Colouration is beige. There is a pair of yellow dorsolateral stripes as well as a yellow mid-dorsal stripe outlined with black. Unlike many other ''Hyperolius'', colouration is not sexually dimorphic.<ref name="Bamba-Kaya et al. 2019"/>
The male advertisement call is a double-click, consisting of two clicks emitted about 1.75 seconds apart.<ref name="Bamba-Kaya et al. 2019"/>
==Habitat and conservation== ''Hyperolius schoutedeni'' is a (moist) savanna species,<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" /><ref name="Channing and Rödel 2019"/> possibly also occurring in clearings in the forest zone.<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" /> Breeding takes place in bodies of water (marshes, ponds, springs and marshy vegetation along small streams).<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" />
The population status of ''Hyperolius schoutedeni'' is poorly known, but it is at least locally common (e.g., in the Garamba National Park) and is believed to be adaptable and unlikely to be facing significant threats.<ref name="iucn status 14 November 2021" />
==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="Bamba-Kaya et al. 2019">{{cite journal |last1=Bamba-Kaya |first1=Abraham |last2=Zassi-Boulou |first2=Ange-Ghislain |last3=Tobi |first3=Elie |last4=Hayes |first4=T. Danielle |last5=Portik |first5=Daniel M. |last6=Blackburn |first6=David C. |last7=Jongsma |first7=Gregory F. M. |name-list-style=amp |title=Notes on a little known Central African reed frog, ''Hyperolius schoutedeni'' Laurent, 1943 |journal=Herpetology Notes |date=2019 |volume=12 |pages=873–876 |url=https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/49469 }}</ref>
<ref name="Beolens et al. 2013">{{cite book |last1 = Beolens | first1 = Bo | last2 = Watkins | first2 = Michael | last3 = Grayson | first3 = Michael |name-list-style=amp |title=The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians |url=https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=QJY3BAAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA193 |date=2013 |publisher=Pelagic Publishing |isbn=978-1-907807-42-8 |page=193}}</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 |pages=208–209 }}</ref>
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Hyperoliidae/Hyperoliinae/Hyperolius/Hyperolius-schoutedeni |title=''Hyperolius schoutedeni'' Laurent, 1943 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2021 |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=12 March 2021}}</ref> }}
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schoutedeni Category:Frogs of Africa Category:Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Category:Amphibians of Gabon Category:Amphibians of the Republic of the Congo Category:Taxa named by Raymond Laurent Category:Amphibians described in 1943 Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot