Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   290
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732AC
Observer:   Rollinson D P; Patrick Rollinson
Date of record:   2009-11-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Found on edge of the forest.
Last updated:   2021-06-09 14:05:29
Sp. code:   250
Species name:   Breviceps sopranus
Common name:   Whistling Rain Frog
Family:   Brevicipitidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Whistling Rain frog
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-290
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 290 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Most probably Breviceps sopranus(Whistling Rain Frog), but cannot give an accurate ID without a close-up of the hind foot or the call.
Date:   2013-12-08 12:05:03
Species name:   Breviceps sp.
Species code:   1135
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2021-06-09 14:05:29
Species name:   Breviceps sopranus -- Whistling Rain Frog
Species code:   250

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