Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   1849
Province:   North-West
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2526DB
Observer:   Tibbitt-Eggleton Robert
Date of record:   2014-02-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   A bit of a long shot, but the tadpoles seem very distinctive and I hoped that someone might be able to identify them?
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:11:10
Sp. code:   1249
Species name:   FAMILY Bufonidae
Common name:   Unidentified Bufonidae
Family:   Bufonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-1849
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 1849 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   The tadpoles do look distinctive, but I doubt we would be able to positively identify them without examining them microscopically.
Date:   2014-02-27 16:22:16
Species name:   FAMILY Bufonidae -- Unidentified Bufonidae
Species code:   1249

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