Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   3014
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1635BA
Observer:   Brown Gary; Dermot Allen
Date of record:   2014-11-21
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:11:10
Sp. code:   672
Species name:   Leptopelis argenteus
Common name:   Silvery Tree Frog
Family:   Arthroleptidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   silvery tree frog
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-3014
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3014 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Leptopelis broadleyi -- Broadley's Tree Frog (Leptopelis broadleyi is occasionally treated as a synonym of the Silvery Tree Frog [L. argenteus], see for e.g. Mercurio 2011. Amphibians of Malawi). AmphibiaWeb and the IUCN Red List still recognise L. broadleyi.
Date:   2014-11-24 19:35:12
Species name:   Leptopelis argenteus -- Silvery Tree Frog
Species code:   672
Comment number:   2
By:   Werner Conradie
Comment:   Agree with L. broadleyi.
Date:   2014-12-23 10:46:44
Species name:  
Species code:   0

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