Frogs are important indicators of the health of their environments and worldwide, frog populations have been declining markedly. However, recently Sally Reece has identified a large number of frog species in our Reserve.
FROGS IDENTIFIED 27/01/14 – 05/02/14:
1. Red toad
2. Common Platanna
3. Forest Tree frog
4. Guttural toad
5. Tinker Reed frog
6. Painted Reed frog
7. Bubbling Kassina
8. Red-legged Kassina
9. Long Reed frog
10. Snoring Puddle frog
11. Foam Nest frog
12. Mottled Shovel-nosed frog
13. Eastern Olive toad
[nggallery id=9]More species that occur in our area:
Common Platanna
Tropical Platanna
Banded Rubber Frog
Red Legged Kassina
Bubbling Kassina
Greater Leaf-folding Frog
Delicate Leaf-folding Frog
Golden Leaf-folding Frog
Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog
Argus Reed Frog
Long Reed Frog
Painted Reed Frog
Waterlily Reed Frog
Tinker Reed Frog
Foam Nest Frog
Bushveld Rain Frog
Mozambique Rain Frog
African Bullfrog
Ornate Frog
Tremelo Sand Frog
Knocking Sand Frog
Natal Sand Frog
Russet-backed Sand Frog
Raucous Toad
Guttural Toad
Eastern Olive Toad
Northern Pigmy Toad
Red Toad
Common River Frog
Plain Grass Frog
Sharp-nosed Grass Frog
Striped Grass Frog
Broad-banded Grass Frog
Mascarene Grass Frog
Dwarf Grass Frog
Common Caco
Snoring Puddle Frog
East African Puddle Frog
Dwarf Puddle Frog