Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   9715
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2931CC
Observer:   Dillon Lana Ann
Date of record:   2019-01-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   I found this tiny little character climbing the wall inside my flat, at 00:51 in the morning. This frog is +- 2cm in length, olive green, with no banding around/near the eyes or other markings other than the pink toes.
Last updated:   2022-12-20 16:56:40
Sp. code:   590
Species name:   Hyperolius marmoratus
Common name:   Painted Reed Frog
Family:   Hyperoliidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Juvenile Painted Reed Frog
Institution:   FITZPATRICK-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-9715
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 9715 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2019-02-12 14:08:42
Species name:   Hyperolius marmoratus marmoratus -- Painted Reed Frog (subsp. marmoratus)
Species code:   4220
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Hyperolius marmoratus marmoratus now a synonym of Hyperolius marmoratus (Channing, A. 2022. Zootaxa 5134: 301–354)
Date:   2022-12-20 17:00:21
Species name:   Hyperolius marmoratus -- Painted Reed Frog
Species code:   590

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