Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   6519
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2832CC
Observer:   Neser W; Johan Kritzinger
Date of record:   1990-04-17
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   795
Species name:   Ptychadena nilotica
Common name:   Nile Grass Frog
Family:   Ptychadenidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Ptychadena mascareniensis
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-6519
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 6519 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Werner Conradie
Comment:   For the public: Ptychadena mascareniensis is now restricted to the islands and mainland mostly comprise Ptychadena nilotica on the East Coast (Zimkus et al. 2016)
Date:   2016-12-11 18:40:46
Species name:   Ptychadena nilotica -- Nile Grass Frog
Species code:   795
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2017-02-11 14:45:53
Species name:   Ptychadena nilotica -- Nile Grass Frog
Species code:   795

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