Hymenochirus Boulenger, 1896

This genus is well known from aquaria (Kunz 2007; Rabb and Rabb 1963), but wild populations are poorly known. Similarly, knowledge of the taxonomy of this genus is poor, with only four species currently listed (Frost 2021). The distribution of this genus is concentrated around the forested zone of Central Africa, from southern Nigeria to eastern DRC, and possibly westernmost Uganda.