Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   2182
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3118DC
Observer:   Basson Handre
Date of record:   2014-04-07
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   These little toads was hopping around in the middle of the day.Weird?
Last updated:   2024-05-08 15:11:10
Sp. code:   310
Species name:   Vandijkophrynus gariepensis gariepensis
Common name:   Karoo Toad (subsp. gariepensis)
Family:   Bufonidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Karoo Toad maybe?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-2182
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 2182 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Possibly Amietophrynus rangeri?
Date:   2014-06-02 23:02:23
Species name:   FAMILY Bufonidae -- Unidentified Bufonidae
Species code:   1249
Comment number:   2
By:   Andre Coetzer
Comment:   With those green eyes I'd go for V.gariepensis (karoo toad)
Date:   2014-06-03 09:40:37
Species name:   Vandijkophrynus gariepensis gariepensis -- Karoo Toad (subsp. gariepensis)
Species code:   310

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