Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   2974
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3030BC
Observer:   Olver S.
Date of record:   2014-10-27
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
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:   Reed frog
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-2974
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 2974 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Photo isn't clear enough for a positive ID, but it appears to be an Argus Reed Frog (Hyperolius argus).
Date:   2014-11-05 22:52:10
Species name:   Hyperolius sp.
Species code:   1175
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:  
Date:   2020-02-27 23:16:50
Species name:   Hyperolius marmoratus marmoratus -- Painted Reed Frog (subsp. marmoratus)
Species code:   4220
Comment number:   3
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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