Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   2322
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732CC
Observer:   Tippett Ryan Matthew
Date of record:   2010-10-14
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2021-06-09 14:12:42
Sp. code:   167
Species name:   Breviceps carruthersi
Common name:   Carruthers' Rain Frog
Family:   Brevicipitidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Breviceps mossambicus
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-2322
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 2322 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   We need a close-up photo of the hind foot for a positive ID, as B. mossambicus and B. adspersus are nearly impossible to distinguish just on colour.
Date:   2014-07-14 23:25:36
Species name:   Breviceps sp.
Species code:   1135
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2021-06-09 14:12:42
Species name:   Breviceps carruthersi -- Carruthers' Rain Frog
Species code:   167

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