Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   10890
Province:   Lusaka
Country:   Zambia
Locus:   1528AD
Observer:   Huchzermeyer C; Freja Huchzermeyer
Date of record:   2020-04-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   Unusual to see the black and yellow colour form here in Zambia
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:   Painted reed frog
Institution:   FITZPATRICK-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-10890
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 10890 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2020-04-14 21:35:18
Species name:   Hyperolius viridiflavus melanoleucus -- Common Reed Frog (subsp. Melanole)
Species code:   2770
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Hyperolius viridiflavus melanoleucus 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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