Frogs of South Africa

Golden Dwarf Reed Frog
Afrixalus aureus
Delicate Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus delicatus 1
Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus fornasini 2
Knysna Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus knysnae 3
Natal Spiny Reed Frog
Afrixalus spinifrons 1
Common River Frog
Amietia delalandii 4
Cape river frog
Amietia fuscigula 5
Phofung River Frog
Amietia hymenopus
Amietia poyntoni
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
Arthroleptella atermina
Bainskloof Moss Frog
Arthroleptella bicolor
Arthroleptella draconella
Arthroleptella draconella
Drewes' moss frog
Arthroleptella drewesii
Arthroleptella kogelbergensis
Arthroleptella kogelbergensis
Landdross Moss frog
Arthroleptella landdrosia
Lightfoot's moss frog
Arthroleptella lightfooti
Arthroleptella rugosa
Arthroleptella rugosa
Arthroleptella subvoce
Arthroleptella subvoce
De Villiers' moss frog
Arthroleptella villiersi
Common Squeaker
Arthroleptis stenodactylus 7
Bush Squeaker
Arthroleptis wahlbergii 8
Strawberry Rain Frog
Breviceps acutirostris 9
Common Rain Frog
Breviceps adspersus 6
Breviceps bagginsi
Breviceps bagginsi
Breviceps branchi
Breviceps branchi
Black Rain Frog
Breviceps fuscus
Giant Rain Frog
Breviceps gibbosus 10
Desert Rain Frog
Breviceps macrops 9
Mountain Rain Frog
Breviceps montanus 11
Mozambique Rain Frog
Breviceps mossambicus 12
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 aggestum
Cacosternum australis
Cacosternum australis
Boettger's dainty frog
Cacosternum boettgeri 13
Cape dainty frog
Cacosternum capense 14
Karoo Dainty Frog
Cacosternum karooicum
Namaqua dainty frog
Cacosternum namaquense 9
Cacosternum nanogularum
Cacosternum nanogularum
Dwarf dainty frog
Cacosternum nanum
Mountain caco
Cacosternum parvum
Flat Dainty frog
Cacosternum platys 8
Cacosternum rhythmum
Cacosternum rhythmum
Striped Caco
Cacosternum striatum
Cacosternum thorini
Cacosternum thorini
Capensibufo deceptus
Capensibufo deceptus
Capensibufo magistratus
Capensibufo magistratus
Rose's Toad
Capensibufo rosei
Capensibufo selenophos
Capensibufo selenophos
Tradouw's Toad
Capensibufo tradouwi
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina 7
Natal Ghost Frog
Hadromophryne natalensis 15
Heleophryne depressa
Heleophryne depressa
Hewitt's ghost frog
Heleophryne hewitti
Eastern Ghost Frog
Heleophryne orientalis 8
Purcell's ghost frog
Heleophryne purcelli 16
Royal ghost frog
Heleophryne regis
Rose's ghost frog
Heleophryne rosei
Guinea Snout-burrower
Hemisus guineensis 17
Spotted Snout-Burrower
Hemisus guttatus 18
Shovel-nosed frog
Hemisus marmoratus
Ornate frog
Hildebrandtia ornata 19
Hyperolius argus
Hyperolius argus 20
Horstock's Reed Frog
Hyperolius horstockii 8
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus 21
Pickersgill's Reed Frog
Hyperolius pickersgilli
Power's reed frog
Hyperolius poweri
Water Lily Reed Frog
Hyperolius pusillus 22
Yellow-striped Reed Frog
Hyperolius semidiscus 23
Tinker Reed Frog
Hyperolius tuberilinguis 24
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis 25
Mozambique Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis mossambicus 26
Natal Forest Tree Frog
Leptopelis natalensis 27
Long-toed Tree Frog
Leptopelis xenodactylus
Micro frog
Microbatrachella capensis
Boneberg's frog
Natalobatrachus bonebergi 14
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Phlyctimantis maculatus
Eastern puddle frog
Phrynobatrachus acridoides
Mababe puddle frog
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis 1
Natal puddle frog
Phrynobatrachus natalensis 19
Marbled rubber frog
Phrynomantis annectens 25
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus 28
Montane Marsh Frog
Poyntonia paludicola
Fenoulhet's Toad
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti 29
Pygmy Toad
Poyntonophrynus vertebralis
Anchieta's ridged frog
Ptychadena anchietae
Mascarene Ridged Frog
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Mozambique ridged frog
Ptychadena mossambica
Sharp-nosed ridged frog
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus 30
Grassland ridged frog
Ptychadena porosissima
African Bullfrog
Pyxicephalus adspersus 31
Edible bullfrog
Pyxicephalus edulis 28
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens 28
Ranger's Toad
Sclerophrys capensis 32
Garman's Toad
Sclerophrys garmani 33
African Common Toad
Sclerophrys gutturalis 34
Western Leopard Toad
Sclerophrys pantherina 8
Leopard Toad
Sclerophrys pardalis 35
Power's Toad
Sclerophrys poweri 36
Weale's running frog
Semnodactylus wealii 37
Banded Stream Frog
Strongylopus bonaespei
Striped Stream Frog
Strongylopus fasciatus 5
Gray's Stream Frog
Strongylopus grayii 38
Namaqua stream frog
Strongylopus springbokensis
Wager's stream frog
Strongylopus wageri
common sand frog
Tomopterna cryptotis 39
Delalande's sand frog
Tomopterna delalandii 1
Knocking sand frog
Tomopterna krugerensis 1
Marbled sand frog
Tomopterna marmorata
Natal sand frog
Tomopterna natalensis 14
Tandy's sand frog
Tomopterna tandyi 1
Amatola Toad
Vandijkophrynus amatolicus
Sand Toad
Vandijkophrynus angusticeps 11
Karoo Toad
Vandijkophrynus gariepensis 40
Paradise Toad
Vandijkophrynus robinsoni
Cape Platanna
Xenopus gilli
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis 41
Muller's Platanna
Xenopus muelleri 42
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