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(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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