Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHyperoliidae (African Reed Frogs)
- GenusHyperolius (Reed Frogs)
- SpeciesHyperolius tuberilinguis (Tinker Reed Frog)
Hyperolius tuberilinguis (commonly known as tinker reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is found in Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, and ponds. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Water Lily Reed Frog
Hyperolius pusillus
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Snoring Leaf-folding Frog
Afrixalus crotalus
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Common Squeaker
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
Ornate frog
Hildebrandtia ornata
Dwarf Squeaker
Arthroleptis xenodactyloides
Chimanimani Stream Frog
Strongylopus rhodesianus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tinker Reed Frog at Gorongosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |