Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

Record details

FrogMAP:   1744
Province:  
Country:   Zimbabwe
Locus:   1630AA
Observer:   Cory Toussaint Dawn
Date of record:   2011-11-27
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   Had emerged after heavy rains.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   527
Species name:   Hemisus guineensis
Common name:   Guinea Shovel-nosed Frog
Family:   Hemisotidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Guinea shovel-nosed frog (Hemisus guineensis)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-1744
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 1744 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1744 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Megan Loftie-Eaton
Comment:   Yellow upper lip, this could be Hemisus marmoratus (Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog)
Date:   2014-02-04 06:05:17
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Yellow spotting rather than lighter and darker marbling excluded H. marmoratus.
Date:   2014-02-05 18:06:40
Species name:   Hemisus guineensis -- Guinea Shovel-nosed Frog
Species code:   527

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