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SYSTEMATIC LIST of SOUTHERN AFRICAN FROGS Scientific and Common Names of Species up to Mid 2012 SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN FROGS Scientific and common names of species up to mid 2012 Standard English Standard Scientific name name Afrikaans name Other published names FAMILY ARTHROLEPTIDAE Squeakers and Tree Frogs Genus Arthroleptis Squeakers Kikkers Common Squeaker, Dune Squeaker, Kihengo Screeching Frog, Narrow-footed Humus Frog, Arthroleptis Savanna Squeaking Frog, Shovel-footed Bush stenodactylus Shovel-footed Squeaker Graafpootkikker Squeaker, duinkikker, duinekikker Poynton's Humus Frog, Rock Humus Frog, South Rhodesia Screeching Frog, Troglodyte Humus Frog, Arthroleptis troglodytes Cave Squeaker Grootkikker Troglodyte Squeaker Wahlberg's Forest Frog, Wahlberg's Frog, Arthroleptis wahlbergi Bush Squeaker Boskikker Wahlberg's Humus Frog Chirinda Cricket Frog, Chirinda Screeching Frog, Arthroleptis Dwarf Squeaker, Hewitt's Bush Squeaker, Hewitt's xenodactyloides Dwarf Squeaker Dwergkikker Humus Frog, Nyika Squeaker Genus Tree Frogs Boompaddas Leptopelis Bocage's Burrowing Frog, Bocage's Burrowing Leaf- Leptopelis bocagii Bocage's Tree Frog Bocage se boompadda Frog, Bocage's Frog, Horseshoe Forest Treefrog Bagamoyo Forest Treefrog, Broadley's Tree Frog, Leptopelis broadleyi Broadley’s Tree Frog Broadley se boompadda Triad Tree Frog Leptopelis Yellow-spotted Tree Brown Forest Treefrog, Brown-backed Tree Frog, flavomaculatus Frog Geelspikkelboompadda Johnston's Treefrog Mozambique Tree Frog, Mossambique Forest Leptopelis mossambicus Brown-backed Tree Frog Bruinrugboompadda Treefrog Forest Tree Frog, Natal Forest Treefrog, Raucous Leptopelis natalensis Natal Tree Frog Natalse boompadda Tree Frog, woudboompadda Leptopelis xenodactylus Long-toed Tree Frog Langtoonboompadda Natal Tree Frog, Weza Forest Treefrog FAMILY BREVICIPITIDAE Rain Frogs Genus Breviceps Rain Frogs Reënpaddas Cape Short-headed Frog, pienkreënpadda, Aarbei- Breviceps acutirostris Strawberry Rain Frog Aarbeireënpadda blaasoppadda Bushveld Rain Frog, Common Rain Frog, Common Rain Frog, Common Short-headed Frog, Peters' Rain Frog, South African Short-head, Transvaal Rain Frog, Transvaal Short-headed Frog, blaasop, Breviceps adspersus Bushveld Rain Frog Bosveldreënpadda Transvaal blaasop Breviceps bagginsi Bilbo's Rain Frog Bilbo se reënpadda Bilbo se blaasoppadda Brevicpes branchi Branch’s Rain Frog Branch se reënpadda Branch se blaasoppadda Black Rain Frog, Brown Short-headed Frog, gewone Breviceps fuscus Plain Rain Frog Swartreënpadda janblom, blaasoppadda, Knysnablaasop Cape Short-head, Cape Short-head, South African Short-headed Frog, Giant Rain Frog, Headless Frog, Hunched Toad, Linnaeus' Rainfrog, Cape Rain Frog, Linnaeus' Short-headed Frog, Rain Frog, Short- headed Frog, South African Rain Frog, Verruculose Rainfrog, Verruculose Short-headed Frog, blaasop, Jan Blom, Kaapse janblom, Kaapse blaasoppadda, Breviceps gibbosus Cape Rain Frog Kaapse reënpadda aartappelpadda Boulenger's Short-headed Frog, Web-footed Rain Breviceps macrops Desert Rain Frog Woestynreënpadda Frog, melkpadda, woestynblaasoppadda Breviceps montanus Cape Mountain Rain Kaapse bergreënpadda Mountain Blaasop, Mountain Rain Frog, Mountain Frog Short-headed Frog, Kaapse bergblaasoppadda Flat-faced Frog, Flat-faced Rain Frog, Moçambique Rain Frog, Mozambique Rain Frog, Mozambique Mosambiekse Rain Frog, Mozambique Short-headed Frog, Breviceps mossambicus Mozambique Rain Frog reënpadda Mozambique blaasop Namaqua Short-headed Frog, Namaqua Breviceps namaquensis Namaqua Rain Frog Namaquareënpadda blaasoppadda Breviceps poweri Power's Rain Frog Power se reënpadda Power's Short-headed Frog Rose's Rain Frog, Rose's Rainfrog, Rose's Short- headed Frog, Rose's Short-headed Frog, Rose's short-headed frog, Sand Rain Frog, Rose se blaasoppadda, Rose's blaasop, sandblaasoppadda, Breviceps rosei Sand Rain Frog Rose se reënpadda sandreënpadda Breviceps sopranus Whistling Rain Frog Fluitreënpadda Fluitende blaasoppadda Forest Rain frog, Forest Short-headed Frog, Northern Forest Rain Transvaal Transvaal Forest Rain fFog, Transvaal Breviceps sylvestris Frog woudreënpadda Woudblaasoppadda Natal Short-headed Frog, fluitblaasoppadda, Breviceps verrucosus Plaintive Rain Frog Klareënpadda klaende reënpadda, klaende blaasoppadda Genus Forest Rain Woudreënpadda Probreviceps Frogs s Primitive Rain Frogs Probreviceps Highland Forest Rain Hoëveldse Highland Primitive Rain Frog, Forest Rain Frog, rhodesianus Frog woudreënpadda Zimbabwe Big-fingered Frog FAMILY BUFONIDAE Toads Genus Gewone- Amietophrynus Common Toads skurwepaddas Garman's Toad, Olive Toad, Northern Mottled Toad, Light-nosed Toad, Garman's Square- marked Toad, Garman's Square-backed Toad, Amietophrynus garmani Eastern Olive Toad Olyfskurwepadda Eastern Olive Toad Common African Toad, Flat-backed Toad, Greater Cross-marked Toad, Guttural Toad, Leopard Toad, Lobatsi Toad, Marbled Toad, Amietophrynus gutturalis Guttural Toad Gorrelskurwepadda Common Toad, Square-marked Toad Lemaire's Toad, Pweto Toad, Yellow Swamp Amietophrynus lemairii Lemaire's Toad Lemaire se skurwepadda Toad Flat-backed Toad, Hallowell's Toad, Lesser Amietophrynus Cross-marked Toad, Lesser Square-marked maculatus Flat-backed Toad Gestreepte skurwepadda Toad, Merten's Striped Toad, Striped Toad Amietophrynus westelike August Frog, Cape Toad, Leopard Toad, Panther pantherinus Western Leopard Toad Luiperdskurwepadda Toad, Southern Panther Toad oostelike August Toad, Gleniffer Toad, Leopard Toad, Amietophrynus pardalis Eastern Leopard Toad Luiperdskurwepadda Snoring Toad Common Lowveld Toad, Power's Toad, Amietophrynus poweri Western Olive Toad Power se skurwepadda Kimberley Toad Amietophrynus rangeri Raucous Toad Lawaaiskurwepadda Kei Road Toad, Ranger's Toad, lawaaipadda Genus Poyntonophrynu Dwergskurwepadd s Pygmy Toads as Poyntonophrynus beiranus Beira Pygmy Toad Beira-dwergskurwepadda Beira's Toad, Beira Toad Poyntonophrynus Damaraland Pygmy damaranus Toad Damara-dwergskurwepadda Poyntonophrynus dombensis Dombe Pygmy Toad Dombe-dwergskurwepadda Dombe Toad Fenoulheti's Pygmy Toad, Fenoulhet's Toad, Poyntonophrynus Noordelike Grindley's Pygmy Toad, Newington Toad, fenoulheti Northern Pygmy Toad dwergskurwepadda Transvaal Dwarf Toad, Transvaal Pygmy Toad Poyntonophrynus Hoesch se hoeschi Hoesch's Pygmy Toad dwergskurwepadda Okahandja Toad, Hoesch's Toad Poyntonophrynus Kavango- Kavanga Toad, Khwai River Toad, Kavango kavangensis Kavango Pygmy Toad dwergskurwepadda Toad Poyntonophrynus Suidelike vertebralis Southern Pygmy Toad dwergskurwepadda African Dwarf Toad, Flat Toad, Pygmy Toad Genus Vandijkophrynu Van Dijk s Van Dijk’s Toads skurwepaddas Vandijkophrynus amatolicus Amatola Toad Amatola-skurwepadda Vandijkophrynus Sand Toad, Common Cape Toad, Narrow- angusticeps Cape Sand Toad Sandskurwepadda headed Toad Vandijkophrynus gariepensis Karoo Toad Karooskurwepadda Vandijkophrynus inyangae Inyanga Toad Inyanga-skurwepadda Inyangani Toad Vandijkophrynus robinsoni Paradise Toad Paradyskloof-skurwepadda Genus Mountain Bergskurwepadda Capensibufo Toadlets s Cape Mountain Toad, Muizenberg Cape Toad, Rose se Rose's Mountain Toad, Rose's Toad, Striped Capensibufo rosei Rose's Mountain Toadlet bergskurwepadda Mountain Toad, Rose se skurwepaddatjie Tradouw Mountain Tradouw- Cape Mountain Toad, Swellendam Cape Toad, Capensibufo tradouwi Toadlet bergskurwepadda Tradouw Mountain Toad, Tradouw's Toad Genus Rooiskurwepadd Schismaderma Red Toad a Schismaderma carens Red Toad Rooiskurwepadda Genus Woudskurwepad Mertensophryne Forest Toads das Chirinda- Chirinda Forest Toad, Boulenger’s Earless Toad, Mertensophryne anotis Chirinda Toad woudskurwepadda Mashonaland Toad FAMILY HELEOPHRYNIDAE Ghost Frogs Genus Snelstroompadd Hadromophryne Cascade Frog a Natal Ghost Frog, Heleo Frog, Natal Torrent Frog, Hadromophryne Natalse Southeastern Ghost Frog, Southeastern Torrent natalensis Natal Cascade Frog snelstroompadda Frog Genus Heleophryne Ghost Frogs Spookpaddas FitzSimons se Heleophryne depressa FitsSimons Ghost Frog spookpadda Cederberg Ghost Frog, Sederbergspookpadda Hewitt's African Ghost Frog, Elandsberg- Heleophryne hewitti Hewitt's Ghost Frog Hewitt se spookpadda spookpadda Heleophryne orientalis Eastern Ghost Frog Oostelike spookpadda East Cape Ghost Frog, East Cape Torrent Frog Heleophryne purcelli Cape Ghost Frog Kaapse spookpadda Rex's Ghost Frog, Rex's Torrent Frog, Royal Ghost Heleophryne regis Southern Ghost Frog Suidelike spookpadda Frog, Southern Ghost Frog Ghost Frog, Rose's Ghost Frog, Rose's Torrent Table Mountain Ghost Frog, Skeleton Gorge Ghost Frog, Thumbed Ghost Heleophryne rosei Frog Tafelberg-spookpadda Frog FAMILY HEMISOTIDAE Shovel-nosed Frogs Genus Shovel-nosed Graafneuspadda Hemisus Frogs s Guinea Shovel-nosed Broadleys Shovel-nosed Frog, Guinea Shovelsnout Hemisus guineensis Frog Guinee-graafneuspadda Frog, Guinea Shovel-snouted Frog, Pig-nosed Frog Spotted Burrowing Frog, Spotted Pig-nosed Frog, Spotted Shovelnose Frog, Spotted Shovel-snouted Spotted Shovel-nosed Gespikkelde Frog, Spotted Snout-burrower, gespikkelde Hemisus guttatus Frog graafneuspadda spitsbekpadda Marbled Pig-nosed Frog, Marbled Shovelnose Frog, Marbled Shovel-snouted Frog, Marbled Snout- burrower, Mottled Burrowing Frog , Mottled Shovel- nosed Frog, Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog, Pig-nosed Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog, Shovel-nosed Burrowing Frog, gemarmerde Hemisus marmoratus Frog Marmergraafneuspadda graafneuspadda FAMILY HYPEROLIIDAE Reed Frogs Genus Leaf-folding Afrixalus Frogs Blaarvoupaddas Afrixalus aureus Golden Leaf-folding Frog Goueblaarvoupadda Golden Dwarf Reed Frog, Golden Banana Frog,
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