Hyperolius ruvuensis (commonly known as the Ruvu reed frog) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae from Sub-Saharan Africa. It is part of the spiny throated reed frog complex.
The genus is known to exhibit sexual dichromatism, a trait that is otherwise rare in frogs.
Distribution Hyperolius ruvuensis has been found only in the Ruvu South Forest Reserve in Tanzania.
Conservation The authors of the article in which Hyperolius ruvuensis is first described and the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group both consider the species to be "critically endangered".
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