Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   2312
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732BB
Observer:   Tippett Ryan Matthew
Date of record:   2010-11-16
Number of photos:   2
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-11-15 20:14:26
Sp. code:   220
Species name:   Breviceps mossambicus
Common name:   Mozambique Rain Frog
Family:   Brevicipitidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Breviceps sopranusFound at the edge of coastal forest during rain.
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-2312
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 2312 - photo: 1
VM-number: 2312 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Either B. sopranus, mossambicus or adspersus. We need a close-up photo of the hind foot to narrow it down.
Date:   2014-07-14 23:21:56
Species name:   Breviceps sp.
Species code:   1135
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2021-06-09 14:07:22
Species name:   Breviceps sopranus -- Whistling Rain Frog
Species code:   250
Comment number:   3
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2023-11-15 20:14:26
Species name:   Breviceps mossambicus -- Mozambique Rain Frog
Species code:   220

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