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Dwarf Puddle Frog

Phrynobatrachus mababiensis

Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

It looks like something has effected this frogs eyesight... Size ca. 4 cm head to the snippet :)

Habitat:

A muddy area on a walking trail
(Trail to Kabane cave)

Notes:

Not 100% sure about this ID.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Tiz
I think your ID is right Kate. Ill add it :) Best ones!!!!
Tiz
Sounds great! In the middle of the summer there and all! Perhaps that is better than home in Swaziland at the moment! I am still in Sweden and I am also enjoying the summer! Not as many fantastic animals to hunt with the camera, but I have to enjoy what I manage to find :) Have fun gal!
KateBraun
I've got as far as Vancouver now, almost as far from home as I can get! Still in Sweden?
Tiz
Thank you Kate. Back home yet?
KateBraun
Possibly Phrynobatrachus mababiensis (Dwarf Puddle Frog) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrynobatrachus_mababiensis http://www.ispot.org.za/species_dictionary/Phrynobatrachus%20mababiensis

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Amphibians of the World
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Mlawula Nature Reserve
Photographed
PublishedApril 2, 2014

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