Hyperolius argus Peters, 1854
H. argus is considered to be of Least Concern. A major threat to H. argus is habitat loss through urbanization, water drainage and afforestation (Lambiris 1989; pers. obs.). H. argus is locally abundant and populations often consist of hundreds of individuals. The species occurs in several private and provincial nature reserves (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
Predators include various fish, birds, snakes, terrapins, spiders and other frogs, while prey consists mainly of insects (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
H. argus is distributed from the coastal lowlands of southern Somalia, southward through Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique, as well as South Africa (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).