Sharp-headed Reed Frog

Males grow to 21 mm (0.8 in) and females to 22 mm (0.9 in) in snout–vent length. The snout is sharply rounded. The toes are almost completely webbed. The fingers and toes bear discs that are larger in the former. The dorsum is green with a darker vertebral band composed of dense pigmented cells. There are pale lateral bands bordered by darker spots and a darker dorsolateral stripe. Males have yellow throat and the upper surfaces of digital discs. The male advertisement call is a brief, high-pitched "buzz" consisting of 25 pulses and lasting about a quarter of a second.

Hyperolius microps was described in 1864 by Albert Günther based on material collected from extreme northern Mozambique. The understanding of this taxon and its relationships to other taxa described later has changed greatly over time, and differences persist between sources. While the Amphibian Species of the World considers Hyperolius acuticeps as a synonym of Hyperolius microps, the AmphibiaWeb recognizes both species as distinct and gives a broad distribution extending into West and South Africa for Hyperolius acuticeps. The IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group only recognizes Hyperolius acuticeps but limits it to Malawi and Tanzania. Channing and Rödel (2019) only recognize Hyperolius microps but gives a slightly more restricted distribution than the Amphibian Species of the World.