Callixalus is a genus frogs in the family Hyperoliidae. It is monotypic, being represented by a single species, Callixalus pictus. It is found in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (including the Itombwe Mountains) and western Rwanda. It is sometimes known as the African painted frog. Description Males grow to and females in snout–vent length. Dorsum is warty and chocolate brown to almost black and has many small orange or golden spots. There is no vocal sac; the males appear to be mute. Habitat and conservation The natural habitats of Callixalus pictus are high-altitude forests, especially bamboo forests, above asl but more commonly only above . During the day time they hide in broken bamboo stumps or between the bark and the moss covering tree trunks. Callixalus pictus is threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, livestock farming, wood extraction, and expanding human settlements. References Hyperoliidae Monotypic amphibian genera Amphibians described in 1950 Frogs of Africa Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Amphibians of Rwanda Taxa named by Raymond Laurent Taxonomy articles created by Polbot