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Southern African Species List

Afrixalus - Leaf-folding Frogs

Golden Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus aureus)
Snoring Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus crotalus)
Delicate Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus delicatus)
Greater Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus fornasinii)
Knysna Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus knysnae)
Western Natal Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus spinifrons intermedius)
Natal Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus spinifrons spiniforns)

Amietia - River Frogs

Delalande’s River Frog (Amietia delalandii)
Cape River Frog (Amietia fuscigula)
Phofung River Frog (Amietia hymenopus)
Inyanga River Frog (Amietia inyangae)
Poynton’s River Frog (Amietia poyntoni)
Van Dijk’s River Frog (Amietia vandijki)
Maluti River Frog (Amietia vertebralis)

Amnirana - Golden-backed Frogs

Darling’s Golden-backed Frog (Amnirana darlingi)
Galam Golden-backed Frog (Amnirana galamensis)

Anhydrophryne - Chirping Frogs

Natal Chirping Frog (Anhydrophryne hewitti)
Mistbelt Chirping Frog (Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis)
Hogsback Chirping Frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi)

Arthroleptella - Moss Frogs

Riviersonderend Moss Frog (Arthroleptella atermina)
Bainskloof Moss Frog (Arthroleptella bicolor)
Drakenstein Moss Frog (Arthroleptella draconella)
Drewes’s Moss Frog (Arthroleptella drewesii)
Kogelberg Moss Frog (Arthroleptella kogelbergensis)
Landdroskop Moss Frog (Arthroleptella landdrosia)
Cape Peninsula Moss Frog (Arthroleptella lightfooti)
Rough Moss Frog (Arthroleptella rugosa)
Northern Moss Frog (Arthroleptella subvoce)
De Villiers’s Moss Frog (Arthroleptella villiersi)

Arthroleptis - Squeakers

Shovel-footed Squeaker (Arthroleptis stenodactylus)
Cave Squeaker (Arthroleptis troglodytes)
Wager’s Bush Squeaker (Arthroleptis wageri)
Wahlberg’s Bush Squeaker (Arthroleptis wahlbergi)
Dwarf Squeaker (Arthroleptis xenodactyloides)

Breviceps - Rain Frogs

Strawberry Rain Frog (Breviceps acutirostris)
Bushveld Rain Frog (Breviceps adspersus)
Bilbo’s Rain Frog (Breviceps bagginsi)
Branch’s Rain Frog (Breviceps branchi)
Carruthers’ Rain Frog (Breviceps carruthersi)
Plain Rain Frog (Breviceps fuscus)
Cape Rain Frog (Breviceps gibbosus)
Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops)
Cape Mountain Rain Frog (Breviceps montanus)
Mozambique Rain Frog (Breviceps mossambicus)
Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis)
Passmore’s Rain Frog (Breviceps passmorei)
Eastern Cape Rain Frog (Breviceps pentheri)
Power’s Rain Frog (Breviceps poweri)
Sand Rain Frog (Breviceps rosei)
Whistling Rain Frog (Breviceps sopranus)
Northern Forest Rain Frog (Breviceps sylvestris)
Plaintive Rain Frog (Breviceps verrucosus)

Cacosternum - Cacos / Dainty Frogs

Klipheuwel Caco (Cacosternum aggestum)
Southern Caco (Cacosternum australis)
Boettger’s Caco (Cacosternum boettgeri)
Cape Caco (Cacosternum capense)
Karoo Caco (Cacosternum karooicum)
Namaqua Caco (Cacosternum namaquense)
Small-throated Caco (Cacosternum nanogularum)
Bronze Caco (Cacosternum nanum)
Mountain Caco (Cacosternum parvum)
Flat Caco (Cacosternum platys)
Rhythmic Caco (Cacosternum rhythmum)
Striped Caco (Cacosternum striatum)
Hogsback Caco (Cacosternum thorini)

Capensibufo - Mountain Toadlets

Deception Peak Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo deceptus)
Landdroskop Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo magistratus)
Rose’s Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo rosei)
Moonlight Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo selenophos)
Tradouw Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo tradouwi)

Chiromantis - Foam Nest Frogs

Southern Foam Nest Frog (Chiromantis xerampelina)

Hadromophryne - Cascade Frogs

Natal Cascade Frog (Hadromophryne natalensis)

Heleophryne - Ghost Frogs

Cedarberg Ghost Frog (Heleophryne depressa)
Hewitt’s Ghost Frog (Heleophryne hewitti)
Eastern Ghost Frog (Heleophryne orientalis)
Cape Ghost Frog (Heleophryne purcelli)
Southern Ghost Frog (Heleophryne regis)
Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei)

Hemisus - Shovel-nosed Frogs

Guinea Shovel-nosed Frog (Hemisus guineensis)
Spotted Shovel-nosed Frog (Hemisus guttatus)
Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog (Hemisus marmoratus)

Hildebrandtia - Ornate Frogs

Ornate Frog (Hildebrandtia ornata)

Hylambates - Running Frogs

Red-legged Running Frog (Hylambates maculatus)

Hyperolius - Reed Frogs

Argus Reed Frog (Hyperolius argus)
Benguella Long Reed Frog (Hyperolius benguellensis)
Arum Lily Frog (Hyperolius horstockii)
Nyanga Long Reed Frog (Hyperolius inyangae)
Marginated Reed Frog (Hyperolius marginatus)
Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus)
Mitchell’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius mitchelli)
Pointed Long Reed Frog (Hyperolius nasicus)
Large-nosed Long Reed Frog (Hyperolius nasutus)
Angola Reed Frog (Hyperolius parallelus)
Parker’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius parkeri)
Pickersgill’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli)
Power’s Long Reed Frog (Hyperolius poweri)
Water Lily Frog (Hyperolius pusillus)
Laurent’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius rhodesianus)
Yellow-striped Reed Frog (Hyperolius semidiscus)
Swynnerton’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius swynnertoni)
Tinker Reed Frog (Hyperolius tuberilinguis)

Kassina - Kassina's

Bubbling Kassina (Kassina senegalensis)

Leptopelis - Tree Frogs

Bocage’s Tree Frog (Leptopelis bocagii)
Broadley’s Tree Frog (Leptopelis broadleyi)
Yellow-spotted Tree Frog (Leptopelis flavomaculatus)
Brown-backed Tree Frog (Leptopelis mossambicus)
Natal Tree Frog (Leptopelis natalensis)
Long-toed Tree Frog (Leptopelis xenodactylus)

Mertensophryn - Toads

Chirinda Toad (Mertensophryne anotis)

Microbatrachella - Micro Frogs

Micro Frog (Microbatrachella capensis)

Poyntonia - Marsh Frogs

Montane Marsh Frog (Poyntonia paludicola)

Poyntonophrynus - Pygmy Toads

Beira Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus beiranus)
Damaraland Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus damaranus)
Dombe Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus dombensis)
Northern Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti)
Chimanimani Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus grindleyi)
Hoesch’s Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus hoeschi)
Jordan’s Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus jordani)
Kavango Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus kavangensis)
Southern Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus vertebralis)

Probreviceps - Primitive Rain Frogs

Highland Primitive Rain Frog (Probreviceps rhodesianus)

Ptychadena - Grass Frogs

Plain Grass Frog (Ptychadena anchietae)
Guibe’s Grass Frog (Ptychadena guibei)
Mapacha Grass Frog (Ptychadena mapacha)
Broad-banded Grass Frog (Ptychadena mossambica)
Nile Grass Frog (Ptychadena nilotica)
Sharp-nosed Grass Frog (Ptychadena oxyrhynchus)
Striped Grass Frog (Ptychadena porosissima)
Schilluk Grass Frog (Ptychadena schillukorum)
Speckled-bellied Grass Frog (Ptychadena subpunctata)
Dwarf Grass Frog (Ptychadena taenioscelis)
Udzungwa Grass Frog (Ptychadena uzungwensis)

Pyxicephalus - Bull Frogs

Giant Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
Narrow-headed Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus angusticeps)
African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis)

Schismaderma - Red Toads

Red Toad (Schismaderma carens)

Sclerophrys - Toads

Raucous Toad (Sclerophrys capensis)
Eastern Olive Toad (Sclerophrys garmani)
Guttural Toad (Sclerophrys gutturalis)
Lemaire’s Toad (Sclerophrys lemairii)
Western Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pantherina)
Eastern Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pardalis)
Western Olive Toad (Sclerophrys poweri)
Flat-backed Toad (Sclerophrys pusilla)

Semnodactylus - Rattling Frogs

Rattling Frog (Semnodactylus wealii)

Strongylopus - Stream Frogs

Banded Stream Frog (Strongylopus bonaespei)
Striped Stream Frog (Strongylopus fasciatus)
Clicking Stream Frog (Strongylopus grayii)
Chimanimani Stream Frog (Strongylopus rhodesianus)
Namaqua Stream Frog (Strongylopus springbokensis)
Plain Stream Frog (Strongylopus wageri)

Tomopterna - Sand Frogs

Tremelo Sand Frog (Tomopterna adiastola)
Damaraland Sand Frog (Tomopterna ahli)
Namaqua Sand Frog (Tomopterna branchi)
Cryptic Sand Frog (Tomopterna cryptotis)
Cape Sand Frog (Tomopterna delalandii)
Knocking Sand Frog (Tomopterna krugerensis)
Russet-backed Sand Frog (Tomopterna marmorata)
Natal Sand Frog (Tomopterna natalensis)
Tandy’s Sand Frog (Tomopterna tandyi)
Beaded Sand Frog (Tompterna tuberculosa)

Vandijkophrynus - Toads

Amatola Toad (Vandijkophrynus amatolicus)
Cape Sand Toad (Vandijkophrynus angusticeps)
Karoo Toad (Vandijkophrynus gariepensis gariepensis)
Escarpment Karoo Toad (Vandijkophrynus gariepensis nubicolus)
Inyanga Toad (Vandijkophrynus inyangae)
Paradise Toad (Vandijkophrynus robinsoni)

Xenopus - Platanna's

Cape Platanna (Xenopus gilli)
Common Platanna (Xenopus laevis)
Müller’s Platanna (Xenopus muelleri)
Peters’s Platanna (Xenopus petersii)
Power’s Platanna (Xenopus poweri)

Profiles

African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis) Full Name: African Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus edulis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Kleinbrulpadda More Info
Angola Reed Frog (Hyperolius parallelus) Full Name: Angola Reed Frog (Hyperolius parallelus) / Afrikaans Common Name: Angolese Rietpadda More Info
Argus Reed Frog (Hyperolius argus) Full Name: Argus Reed Frog (Hyperolius argus) / Afrikaans Common Name: Argus-rietpadda More Info
Arum Lily Frog (Hyperolius horstockii) Full Name: Arum Lily Frog (Hyperolius horstockii) / Afrikaans Common Name: Aronskelkrietpadda More Info
Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) Full Name: Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) / Afrikaans Common Name: Gebande Rubberpadda More Info
Boettger’s Caco (Cacosternum boettgeri) Full Name: Boettger's Caco (Cacosternum boettgeri) / Afrikaans Common Names: Gewone Blikslanertjie More Info
Broad-banded Grass Frog (Ptychadena mossambica) Full Name: Broad-banded Grass Frog (Ptychadena mossambica) / Afrikaans Common Name: Breëbandgraspadda More Info
Brown-backed Tree Frog (Leptopelis mossambicus) Full Name: Brown-backed Tree Frog (Leptopelis mossambicus) / Afrikaans Common Name: Bruinrugboompadda More Info
Bubbling Kassina (Kassina senegalensis) Full Name: Bubbling Kassina (Kassina senegalensis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Borrelvleipadda More Info
Cape Mountain Rain Frog (Breviceps montanus) Full Name: Cape Mountain Rain Frog (Breviceps montanus) / Afrikaans Common Name: Kaapse Bergreënpadda More Info
Cape Sand Frog (Tomopterna delalandii) Full Name: Cape Sand Frog (Tomopterna delalandii) / Afrikaans Common Name: Gestreepte Sandpadda More Info
Clicking Stream Frog (Strongylopus grayii) Full Name: Clicking Stream Frog (Strongylopus grayii) / Afrikaans Common Name: Kliklangtoonpadda More Info
Cryptic Sand Frog (Tomopterna cryptotis) Full Name: Cryptic Sand Frog (Tomopterna cryptotis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Kriptiese Sandpadda More Info
Damaraland Sand Frog (Tomopterna ahli) Full Name: Damaraland Sand Frog (Tomopterna ahli) / Afrikaans Common Name: Damara-sandpadda More Info
Delalande’s River Frog (Amietia delalandii) Full Name: Delalande’s River Frog (Amietia delalandii) Afrikaans Common Name: Delalande se Rivierpadda More Info
Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops) Full Name: Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops) / Afrikaans Common Name: Woestynreënpadda More Info
Dombe Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus dombensis) Full Name: Dombe Pygmy Toad (Poyntonophrynus dombensis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Dombe-dwergskurwepadda More Info
Dwarf Squeaker (Arthroleptis xenodactyloides) Full Name: Dwarf Squeaker (Arthroleptis xenodactyloides) / Afrikaans Common Name: Dwergkikker More Info
East African Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus acridoides) Full Name: East African Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus acridoides) / Afrikaans Common Name: Oostelike Modderpadda More Info
Eastern Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pardalis) Full Name: Eastern Leopard Toad (Sclerophrys pardalis) / Afrikaans Common Name: Oostelike Luiperdskurwepadda More Info