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Malolotja Nature Reserve - Amphibians Checklist

(Information from "A Checklist of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Malolotja Nature Reserve", by Richard C. Boycott, 1993.)


Pipidae (tongueless frogs)

   Xenopus laevis laevis (Daudin, 1802)
   (Common platanna)
   (SiSwati: siphata)
      Dams (man-made)
      Larger rivers

Heleophrynidae (ghost frogs)

   Heleophryne natalensis  Hewitt, 1913
   (Natal ghost frog)
      Swift-flowing streams
      Moist indigenous forest

Bufonidae (typical toads)

   Bufo gutturalis  Power, 1929
   (Guttural toad)
   (SiSwati: sigogodvolo)
      Dams (man-made)
      Open grassland
      Riverine forest
      Alien forest

   Bufo maculatus  Hallowell, 1854
   (Flat-backed toad)
      Larger rivers
      Valley bushveld

   Bufo rangeri  Hewitt, 1935
   (Raucous toad)
   (SiSwati: sigogodvolo)
      Open grassland
      Riverine forest

   Schismaderma carens  (Smith, 1848)
   (Red toad)
   (SiSwati: sigogodvolo)
      Open grassland
      Riverine forest
      Valley bushveld

Microhylidae (rain frogs)

   Breviceps adspersus adspersus Peters, 1882
   (Bushveld rain frog)
      Valley bushveld

   Breviceps adspersus pentheri Werner, 1899
   (Rain frog)
   (SiSwati: sinana)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes

Ranidae (typical frogs)

   Afrana angolensis  Bocage, 1866
   (Common river frog)
   (SiSwati: lishele)
      Open grassland
      Seepage zones
      Vlei systems
      Swift-flowing streams
      Larger rivers
      Dams (man-made)
      Riverine forest

   Strongylopus grayii grayii (Smith, 1849)
   (Spotted rana)
      Moist indigenous forest
      Alien forest

   Strongylopus fasciatus fasciatus (Smith, 1849)
   (Striped rana)
      Vlei systems
      Seepage zones
      Valley bushveld

   Ptychadena oxyrhynchus  (Smith, 1849)
   (Sharp-nosed ridged frog)
      Valley bushveld

   Ptychadena porosissima  (Steindachner, 1867)
   (Grassland ridged frog)
      Seepage zones

   Tomopterna natalensis  (Smith, 1849)
   (Natal sand frog)
      Open grassland
      Seepage zones
      Alien forest

   Phrynobatrachus mababiensis  FitzSimons, 1932
   (Dwarf puddle frog)
      Seepage zones

   Cacosternum boettgeri  (Boulenger, 1882)
   (Common dainty frog)
      Dams (man-made)
      Vlei systems

   Cacosternum nanum nanum Boulenger, 1887
   (Bronze dainty frog)
      Riverine forest

   Cacosternum nanum parvum Poynton, 1963
   (Dwarf dainty frog)
      Seepage zones
      Vlei systems

Hyperoliidae (reed and running frogs)

   Kassina senegalensis  (Dumeril and Bibron, 1841)
   (Running frog)
      Dams (man-made)

   Semnodactylus wealii  (Boulenger, 1882)
   (Long-toed running frog)
      Seepage zones
      Vlei systems
      Dams (man-made)

   Hyperolius marmoratus taeniatus Peters, 1854
   (Painted reed frog)
      Vlei systems




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