Record details

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:   6315
Province:   Free State
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2828CB
Observer:   Neser W
Date of record:   1986-07-20
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:11:10
Sp. code:   370
Species name:   Sclerophrys capensis
Common name:   Raucous Toad
Family:   Bufonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   maybe Poyntonophrynus vertebralis (Southern Pygmy Toad) - ID: 390 ?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=-6315
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Absence of a pale scapular patch and presence of paired dark markings suggest Sclerophrys rather than Poyntonophrynus.
Date:   2016-12-03 21:12:25
Species name:   Sclerophrys capensis -- Raucous Toad
Species code:   370

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