Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   1504
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CB
Observer:   Evans Nick
Date of record:   2013-12-14
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
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:   Knocking Sand Frog (Tremolo krugerensis)
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-1504
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 1504 - photo: 1
VM-number: 1504 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Allison Sharp
Comment:   Cant see enough detail on tubercle to ID
Date:   2013-12-16 20:05:40
Species name:   Tomopterna sp.
Species code:   1245
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Tomopterna sp. cf. T. cryptotis. Subarticular tubercle under first finger single, thus excluding T. krugerensis. Either T. cryptotis (most likely) or T. tandyi - morphologically indistinguishable.
Date:   2013-12-23 16:45:00
Species name:   Tomopterna sp.
Species code:   1245

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