ID

[Alexander]

Hi
I recently got some Hyperolius glandicolor


But there are two oddballs in this group so I am not sure if they are the same species.

[Kurt]

Congratulations! I am a little confused. The subject header for this thread say "ID". I was expecting to have to ID a frog, but I see that's not needed. So I am understandably confused.

[Paul Rust]

Maybe they are looking for the vernacular (Common Reed Frog) I hope we answered whatever the question was.

[Kurt]

The common name for Hyperolius glandicolor (Peters, 1878) is Peters' reed frog.

[Alexander]

My Question was what type are the two oddballs at the bottom? The last pic is the underside of the 3rd to the bottom.

[John]

This is a job for Terry and Darryn .

[Kurt]

And I.

I am going to ID it as Hyperolius kivuensis (Ahl, 1931), but without more photos from different angles, I can't say for sure that I am correct. What I have read, in Alan Channing and Kim M. Howell's book Amphibians of East Africa, seems to point to this being the most likely ID.

[Alexander]

I will try to get some more pics.

[Alexander]

I got some more pics of the two Hyperolius glandicolor,Hyperolius kivuensis or whatever they are lol.Also I thought I would share some background info on them they were supposed to have been collected on a mountain that had never been collected on before and a lot come in with weird patterns.

[Alexander]

Also let me know if you want more pics.

[Kurt]

One is definitely Hyperolius glandicolor. I believe the second to be Hyperolius castaneus, the brown reed frog http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/im...el-lifeform=ne

[Alexander]

I think you are right. Thanks for helping me out.

[Kurt]

You're welcome. I rather enjoy making ID's. Having a few good books and knowing a few decent web sites helps a lot in this endeavor.