Hyperolius kuligae
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| Hyperolius kuligae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hyperoliidae |
| Genus: | Hyperolius |
| Species: | H. kuligae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyperolius kuligae Mertens, 1940 | |
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Hyperolius kuligae is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in southwestern Cameroon, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea and eastward to the central Democratic Republic of the Congo;[2] it probably occurs in northern Republic of the Congo[1][2] and the Central African Republic too.[1] It is also reported from Uganda,[1][3] but the status of this population is unclear.[2] The specific name kuligae honours Paul Kuliga (1878–1948), a physician who joined an expedition to Cameroon in 1936.[6] Common names Camp Kivu reed frog and Kuliga reed frog have been proposed for it.[2]