Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

Record details

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FrogMAP:   7833
Province:   Cabo Delgado
Country:   Mozambique
Locus:   1040CD
Observer:   Luke Verburgt; Ursula Verburgt; Enviro-Insight
Date of record:   2011-10-19
Number of photos:   3
Notes:   This is a suspected new species. Werner Conradie has some genetic data suggesting that H. marmoratus type individuals in this area may be a novel species.
Last updated:   2023-01-05 11:57:52
Sp. code:   640
Species name:   Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Common name:   Tinker Reed Frog
Family:   Hyperoliidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Hyperolius cf marmoratus
Institution:   Enviro-Insight
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-7833
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text

Contributing institution:

Enviro-Insight

Enviro-Insight
VM-number: 7833 - photo: 1
VM-number: 7833 - photo: 2
VM-number: 7833 - photo: 3

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Luke Verburgt
Comment:   Hyperolius cf marmoratus
Date:   2017-12-07 10:54:56
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Hyperolius stictus -- Yellow-spotted Reed Frog
Date:   2020-01-22 14:48:04
Species name:  
Species code:   0
Comment number:   3
By:   Werner Conradie
Comment:   Going to say this is H. tuberilingius based on the hourglass-shape on back.
Date:   2020-01-24 15:34:27
Species name:   Hyperolius tuberilinguis -- Tinker Reed Frog
Species code:   640
Comment number:   4
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2020-07-28 11:04:50
Species name:   Hyperolius tuberilinguis -- Tinker Reed Frog
Species code:   640

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