Afrixalus sylvaticus Schiøtz 1974

A small Afrixalus (males 18–21 mm, females 22–24 mm) from the forests of south-east Kenya with a light dorsum and a broad, irregular transversal dark lumbar band; tibia light with a dark band. Males without dorsal spines. This form resembles A. uluguruensis, but the absence of dorsal spines and its different voice distinguishes this form. I doubt whether this forest form is closely related to the other members of the so-called sylvaticus superspecies sensu Pickersgill.This account was taken from "Treefrogs of Africa" by Arne Schiøtz with kind permission from Edition Chimaira (http://www.chimaira.de/) publishers, Frankfurt am Main.Distribution information updated by A. Schiøtz, 2008.

The species occurs from southeastern Kenya through northern coastal Tanzania.

This little Afrixalus was abundantly present sitting on leaves of bushes growing in and around a water-filled depression in the forest floor. The voice consists of a short series of distinct clicks at a rate of about 12 per second, with an indistinct frequency-intensity maximum at 4000–4500 cps.

Afrixalus sylvaticus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Its common name is forest banana frog or forest spiny reed frog.

It is found in Kenya and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.