FROG SPECIES RECORDED IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
F ORDER FAMILY GENUS SPECIES ENGLISH NAME
1 ANURA SQUEAKERS/ TREE Arthroleptis stenodactylus Shovel-footed Squeaker
FROGS
Arthroleptidae
2 troglodytes Cave Squeaker
3 xenodactyloides Dwarf Squeaker
4 wahlbergi Bush Squeaker
5 Leptopelis bocagii Bocage’s Tree Frog
6 broadleyi Broadley’s Tree Frog
7 flavomaculatus Yellow-spotted Tree Frog
8 mossambicus Brown-backed Tree Frog
9 natalensis Natal Tree Frog
10 xenodactylus Long-toed Tree Frog
11 RAIN FROGS Breviceps acutirostris Strawberry Rain Frog
Breviceptidae
12 adspersus Bushveld Rain Frog
13 bagginsi Bibo’s Rain Frog
14 fuscus Plain Rain Frog
15 gibbosus Cape Rain Frog
16 macrops Desert Rain Frog
17 montanus Cape Mountain Rain Frog
18 mossambicus Mozambique Rain Frog
19 namaquensis Namaqua Rain Frog
20 poweri Power’s Rain Frog
21 rosei Sand Rain Frog
22 sopranus Whistling Rain Frog
23 sylvestris Northern Forest Rain Frog
24 verrucosus Plaintive Rain Frog
25 Probreviceps rhodesianus Highland Primitive Rain Frog
26 TOADS Amietophrynus garmani Eastern Olive Toad
Bufonidae
27 gutturalis Guttural Toad
28 lemairii Lemaire’s Toad
29 maculatus Flat-backed Toad
30 pantherinus Western Leopard Toad
31 pardalis Eastern Leopard Toad
32 poweri Western Olive Toad
33 rangeri Raucous Toad
34 Poyntonphrynus beiranus Beira Pygmy Toad
35 damaranus Damaraland Pygmy Toad
36 dombensis Dombe Pygmy Toad
37 fenoulheti Northern Pygmy Toad
38 hoeschi Hoesch’s Pygmy Toad
39 kavangensis Kavango Pygmy Toad
40 vertebralis Southern Pygmy Toads
41 Vandijkophrynus amatolicus Amatola Toad
42 angusticeps Cape Sand Toad
43 gariepensis Karoo Toad
44 inyangae Inyanga Toad
45 robinsoni Paradise Toad
46 Capensibufo rosei Rose’s Mountain Toadlet
47 tradouwi Tradouw Mountain Toadlet
48 Schismaderma carens Red Toad
49 Mertensdophryne anotis Chrinda Toad
50 GHOST FROGS Hadromophryne natalensis Natal Cascade Frog
Heleophrynidae
51 Heleophyrne depressa Cedarberg Ghost Frog
52 hewitti Hewitt’s Ghost Frog
53 orientalis Eastern Ghost Frog
54 purcelli Cape Ghost Frog
55 regis Southern Ghost Frog
56 rosei Table Mountain Ghost Frog
57 SHOVEL-NOSED Hemisus guineensis Guinea Shovel-nosed Frog
FROGS
Hemisotidae
58 guttatus Spotted Shovel-nosed Frog
59 marmoratus Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog
60 REED FROGS Afrixalus crotalus Snoring Leaf-folding Frog
Hyperoliidae
61 aureus Golden Leaf-folding Frog
62 delicatus Delicate Leaf-folding Frog
63 fornasinii Greater Leaf-folding Frog
64 knysnae Knysna Leaf-folding Frog
65 spinifrons Natal Leaf-folding Frog
66 Hyperolius acuticeps Sharp-nosed Reed Frog
67 argus Argus Reed Frog
68 benguellensis Bocage’s Sharp-nosed Reed Frog
69 horstockii Arum Lily Frog
70 marginatus Marginated Reed Frog
71 marmoratus Painted Reed Frog
72 mitchelli Mitchell’s Reed Frog
73 nasutus Long Reed Frog
74 parallelus Angolan Reed Frog
75 parkeri Parker’s Reed Frog
76 pickersgilli Pickersgill’s Reed Frog
77 pusillus Water Lily Frog
78 rhodesianus Laurent’s Reed Frog
79 semidiscus Yellow-striped Reed Frog
80 swynnertoni Swynnerton’s Reed Frog
81 tuberillinguis Tinker Reed Frog
82 Kassina maculata Red-legged Kassina
83 senegenlensis Bubbling Kassina
84 Semnodactylus wealii Rattling Frog
85 RUBBER FROGS Phrynomantis affinis Spotted Rubber Frog
Microhylidae
86 annectens Marbled Rubber Frog
87 bifasciatus Banded Rubber Frog
88 PUDDLE FROGS Phrynobatrachus acridoides East African Puddle Frog
Phrynobatrachidae
89 mababiensis Dwarf Puddle Frog
90 natalensis Snoring Puddle Frog
91 parvulus Small Puddle Frog
92 GRASS FROGS Hildebrandtia ornata Ornate Frog
Ptychadenidae
93 Ptychadena anchieta Plain Grass Frog
94 guibei Guibe’s Grass Frog
95 mapacha Mapacha Grass Frog
96 mascareniensis Mascaren Grass Frog
97 oxyrhynchus Sharp-nosed Grass Frog
98 porossima Striped Grass Frog
99 schillukorum Schilluk Grass Frog
100 subpunctata Speckled-bellied Grass Frog
101 taenioscelis Dwarf Grass Frog
102 uzungwensis Udzungwa Grass Frog
103 PLATANNAS Xenopus gilli Cape Platanna
Pipidae
104 laevis Common Platanna
105 muelleri Muller’s Platanna
106 petersii Peter’s Platanna
107 AFRICAN Anhydrophryne hewitti Natal Chirping Frog
COMMON FROGS
Pyxicephalidae
108 ngongoniensis Mistbelt Chirping Frog
109 rattrayi Hogsback Chirping Frog
110 bicolor Bainskloof Moss Frog
111 drewesii Drewes’s Moss Frog
112 landdrosia Landdroskop Moss Frog
113 lightfooti Cape Peninsula Moss Frog
114 rugosa Rough Moss Frog
115 subvoce Northern Moss Frog
116 villiersi De Villier’s Moss Frog
117 Cacosternum boettgeri Boettger’s Caco
118 capense Cape Caco
119 karooicum Karoo Caco
120 namaquense Namaqua Caco
121 nanum Bronze Caco
122 parvum Mountain Caco
123 platys Flat Caco
124 poyntoni Poynton’s Caco
125 striatum Striped Caco
126 sp.A Rhythmic Caco
127 sp.B Kwazulu Caco
128 Microbatrachella capensis Cape Flats Frog
129 Natalobatrachus bonebergi Kloof Frog
130 Poyntonia paludicola Montane Marsh Frog
131 Amietia angolensis Common River Frog
132 dracomontana Drakensberg River Frog
133 fuscigula Cape River Frog
134 inyangae Inyanga River Frog
135 umbraculata Maluti River Frog
136 vandijki Van Dijk’s River Frog
137 vertebralis Phofung River Frog
138 Pyxicephalus adspersus Giant Bullfrog
139 edulis African Bullfrog
140 Strongylopus bonaespei Banded Stream Frog
141 fasciatus Striped Stream Frog
142 grayii Clicking Stream Frog
143 rhodesianus Chimanimani Stream Frog
144 springbokensis Namaqua Stream Frog
145 wageri Plain Stream Frog
146 Tomopterna cryptotis Tremelo Sand Frog
147 damarensis Damaraland Sand Frog
148 delalandii Cape Sand Frog
149 krugerensis Knocking Sand Frog
150 marmorata Russet-backed Sand Frog
151 natalensis Natal Sand Frog
152 tandyi Tandy’s Sand Frog
153 tuberculosa Beaded Sand Frog
154 EUROPEAN Hylarana darlingi Darling’s Golden-backed Frog
COMMON FROGS
Ranidae
155 galamensis Galam Golden-backed Frog
156 FOAM NEST Chiromantis xerampelina Southern Foam Nest frog
FROGS
Rhacophoridae
Rare/vulnerable/threatened species/ cause for conservation concern
Frogs
1. Long-toed Tree Frog (Leptopelis xenodactylus)
2. Cape Rain Frog (Breviceps gibbosus)
3. Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops)
4. Northern Forest Rain Frog (Breviceps sylvestris)
5. Highland Primitive Rain Frog (Probreviceps rhodesianus)
6. Western Leopard Toad (Amietophrynus pantherinus)
7. Amatola Toad (Vandijkophrynus amatolicus)
8. Rose’s Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo rosei)
9. Hewitt’s Ghost Frog (Heleophryne hewitti)
10. Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophyrne rosei)
11. Spotted Shovel-nosed Frog (Hemisus guttatus)
12. Knysna Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus knysnae)
13. Natal Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus spinifrons)
14. Pickersgill’s Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli)
15. Cape Plattana (Xenopus gilli)
16. Mistbelt Chirping Frog (Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis)
17. Hogsback Chirping Frog (Anhydrophryne rattrayi)
18. Landdroskop Moss Frog (Arthroleptella landdrosia)
19. Cape Peninsula Moss Frog (Arthroleptella lightfooti)
20. Cape Caco (Cacosternum capense)
21. Micro Frog (Microbatrachella capensis)
22. Kloof Frog (Natalbatrachus bonebergi
23. Montane Marsh Frog (Poyntonia paludicola)
24. Inyanga River Frog (Amietia inyangae)
25. Chimanimani Stream Frog (Strongylopus rhodesianus)
26. Namaqua Stream Frog (Strongylopus springbokensis)
27. Plain Stream Frog (Strongylopus wageri)
Ref:
Du Preez, L. & Carruthers, V. (2009) A Complete guide to the frogs of southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town.