Frog season in South Africa

[Nick Evans]

Here are some photos of the frogs that I have found this season in the province of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Argus Reed Frog (Hyperolius argus)


Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus)



Tinker Reed Frog (Hyperolius tuberilinguis)



Waterlily Frog (Hyperolius pusillis)



Male Pickersgill's Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli). Critically Endangered.



Female Pickersgill's Reed Frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli). Critically Endangered.



Delicate Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus delicatus)



Natal Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus spinifrons). Vulnerable.



Greater Leaf-folding Frog (Afrixalus fornasinii)



Natal Tree Frog (Leptopelis natalensis)



Brown-backed Tree Frog (Leptopelis mossambicus)



Southern Foam-nest Frog (Chiromantis xerampelina)




Bushveld Rain Frog (Breviceps adspersus)



Mozambique Rain Frog (Breviceps mossambicus)



Knocking Sand Frog (Tomopterma krugerensis)



Natal Sand Frog (Tomopterma natalensis)



Tremolo Sand Frog (Tomopterma cryptotis)



Kloof Frog (Natalobatrachus bonebergi). Endangered.



Natal Cascade Frog (Hadromophryne natalensis). Threatened.



Snoring Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus natalensis)



Spotted Shovel-nosed Frog (Hemisus guttatus). Vulnerable



Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog (Hemisus marmoratus).



Sharp-nosed Grass Frog (Ptychadena oxyrhynchus)



Broad-banded Grass Frog (Ptychadena mossambica)



Striped Stream Frog (Strongylopus fasciatus)



Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus)



Red-legged Kassina (Kassina senegalensis)



Bushsqueaker (Athroleptis wahlbergi)



Bronze Caco (Cacosternum nanum)




Guttural Toad (Amietophrynus gutturalis)



Eastern Olive Toad (Amietophrynus garmani)



Red Toad (Schismaderma carens)