Chiromantis

"Foam-nest frog" redirects here. For other frogs that make foam nests, see Bubble-nest frog.

Chiromantis is a genus of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, commonly known as foam-nest frogs or foam-nest tree frogs.^[1] It contains species from the Sub-Saharan African tropics.^[1][2] Following the molecular genetic study by Chen and colleagues (2020),^[2] the Asian species formerly assigned to Chiromantis have now been reclassified to the resurrected genus Chirixalus.^[1]

Chiromantis
Chiromantis rufescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Subfamily:	Rhacophorinae
Genus:	Chiromantis Peters, 1854
Type species
Chiromantis xerampelina Peters, 1854
Species
4 species (see text)

Description

Chiromantis lay their eggs in terrestrial foam nests.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Chiromantis:^[1]

• Chiromantis kelleri Boettger, 1893
• Chiromantis petersii Boulenger, 1882
• Chiromantis rufescens (Günther, 1869)
• Chiromantis xerampelina Peters, 1854