Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   3122
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2731DA
Observer:   Williams Alan
Date of record:   2009-10-01
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-06-09 14:18:07
Sp. code:   233
Species name:   Breviceps passmorei
Common name:   Passmore's Rain Frog
Family:   Brevicipitidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Bushveld Rainfrog
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-3122
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 3122 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Although most probably Breviceps adspersus, rain frogs in this region are very difficult to tell apart morphologically, and call would be the only way to get a positive ID.
Date:   2014-12-02 22:51:26
Species name:   Breviceps sp.
Species code:   1135
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2021-06-09 14:18:07
Species name:   Breviceps passmorei -- Passmore's Rain Frog
Species code:   233

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