Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

Record details

FrogMAP:   6377
Province:   North-East Province
Country:   Botswana
Locus:   2127BA
Observer:   du Plessis D
Date of record:   2016-11-14
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   Eastern hardveld. Feed on Psammotermes allocerus (Rhinotermitidae).
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   1245
Species name:   Tomopterna sp.
Common name:  
Family:   Pyxicephalidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Tomopterna cryptotis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-6377
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 6377 - photo: 1
VM-number: 6377 - photo: 2
VM-number: 6377 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Unfortunately we need a clear photo of the underside of the hand to ID T. krugerensis, and a call to tell T. cryptotis and T. tandyi apart.
Date:   2019-02-07 14:52:06
Species name:   Tomopterna sp.
Species code:   1245

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