Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   1951
Province:  
Country:   Zimbabwe
Locus:   1725DD
Observer:   Kennedy D.; Additional photos by Tina Kennedy, Sam Kennedy
Date of record:   2012-04-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   This calling frog had reddish blotches rimmed with black.
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:11:10
Sp. code:   592
Species name:   Hyperolius marginatus
Common name:   Marginated Reed Frog
Family:   Hyperoliidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Laurent's Reed Frog Hyperolius rhodesianus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-1951
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1951 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2014-03-19 16:53:51
Species name:   Hyperolius rhodesianus -- Laurent's Reed Frog
Species code:   622
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Hyperolius rhodesianus now a synonym of Hyperolius marginatus (Channing, A. 2022. Zootaxa 5134: 301–354)
Date:   2022-12-20 17:00:21
Species name:   Hyperolius marginatus -- Marginated Reed Frog
Species code:   592

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