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Frogs of South Africa

Golden Dwarf Reed Frog
Afrixalus aureus
Delicate Spiny Reed Frog 1
Afrixalus delicatus
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog 2
Afrixalus fornasini
Knysna Spiny Reed Frog 3
Afrixalus knysnae
Natal Spiny Reed Frog 1
Afrixalus spinifrons
Common River Frog 4
Amietia delalandii
Cape river frog 5
Amietia fuscigula
Phofung River Frog
Amietia hymenopus
Amietia poyntoni 6
Van Dijk's river frog
Amietia vandijki
Large-mouthed frog
Amietia vertebralis
Hewittas Moss Frog
Anhydrophryne hewitti
Mistbelt moss frog
Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis
Rattray's frog
Anhydrophryne rattrayi
Arthroleptella atermina
Bainskloof Moss Frog
Arthroleptella bicolor
Arthroleptella draconella
Drewes' moss frog
Arthroleptella drewesii
Arthroleptella kogelbergensis
Landdross Moss frog
Arthroleptella landdrosia
Lightfoot's moss frog
Arthroleptella lightfooti
Arthroleptella rugosa
Arthroleptella subvoce
De Villiers' moss frog
Arthroleptella villiersi
Common Squeaker 7
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
Bush Squeaker 8
Arthroleptis wahlbergii
Strawberry Rain Frog 9
Breviceps acutirostris
Common Rain Frog 6
Breviceps adspersus
Breviceps bagginsi
Breviceps branchi
Black Rain Frog
Breviceps fuscus
Giant Rain Frog 10
Breviceps gibbosus
Desert Rain Frog 9
Breviceps macrops
Mountain Rain Frog 11
Breviceps montanus
Mozambique Rain Frog 12
Breviceps mossambicus
Namaqua Rain Frog
Breviceps namaquensis
Rose's Rain Frog
Breviceps rosei
Whistling Rain Frog
Breviceps sopranus
Forest Rain Frog
Breviceps sylvestris
Plaintive Rain Frog
Breviceps verrucosus
Cacosternum aggestum
Cacosternum australis
Boettger's dainty frog 13
Cacosternum boettgeri
Cape dainty frog 14
Cacosternum capense
Karoo Dainty Frog
Cacosternum karooicum
Namaqua dainty frog 9
Cacosternum namaquense
Cacosternum nanogularum
Dwarf dainty frog
Cacosternum nanum
Mountain caco
Cacosternum parvum
Flat Dainty frog 8
Cacosternum platys
Cacosternum rhythmum
Striped Caco
Cacosternum striatum
Cacosternum thorini
Capensibufo deceptus
Capensibufo magistratus
Rose's Toad
Capensibufo rosei
Capensibufo selenophos
Tradouw's Toad
Capensibufo tradouwi
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog 7
Chiromantis xerampelina
Natal Ghost Frog 15
Hadromophryne natalensis
Heleophryne depressa
Hewitt's ghost frog
Heleophryne hewitti
Eastern Ghost Frog 8
Heleophryne orientalis
Purcell's ghost frog 16
Heleophryne purcelli
Royal ghost frog
Heleophryne regis
Rose's ghost frog
Heleophryne rosei
Guinea Snout-burrower 17
Hemisus guineensis
Spotted Snout-Burrower 18
Hemisus guttatus
Shovel-nosed frog
Hemisus marmoratus
Ornate frog 19
Hildebrandtia ornata
Hyperolius argus 20
Horstock's Reed Frog 8
Hyperolius horstockii
Painted Reed Frog 21
Hyperolius marmoratus
Pickersgill's Reed Frog
Hyperolius pickersgilli
Power's reed frog
Hyperolius poweri
Water Lily Reed Frog 22
Hyperolius pusillus
Yellow-striped Reed Frog 23
Hyperolius semidiscus
Tinker Reed Frog 24
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Senegal Kassina 25
Kassina senegalensis
Mozambique Forest Tree Frog 26
Leptopelis mossambicus
Natal Forest Tree Frog 27
Leptopelis natalensis
Long-toed Tree Frog
Leptopelis xenodactylus
Micro frog
Microbatrachella capensis
Boneberg's frog 14
Natalobatrachus bonebergi
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Eastern puddle frog
Phrynobatrachus acridoides
Mababe puddle frog 1
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis
Natal puddle frog 19
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
Marbled rubber frog 25
Phrynomantis annectens
Red-Banded Rubber Frog 28
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Montane Marsh Frog
Poyntonia paludicola
Fenoulhet's Toad 29
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Pygmy Toad
Poyntonophrynus vertebralis
Anchieta's ridged frog
Ptychadena anchietae
Mascarene Ridged Frog
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Mozambique ridged frog
Ptychadena mossambica
Sharp-nosed ridged frog 30
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Grassland ridged frog
Ptychadena porosissima
African Bullfrog 31
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Edible bullfrog 28
Pyxicephalus edulis

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