Pilanesberg Amphibian List

Pilanesberg Amphibian List

A check list of the amphibians recorded in the Pilanesberg National Park.

PILANESBERG GAME RESERVE - AMPHIBIAN LIST
Order & FamilyScientific NameCommon Name
ANURA
PIPIDAE
Xenopus laevis laevis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Common Platanna
Platanna
Segwagwa
BUFONIDAE Bufo gutturalis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Common Toad
Gewone Skurwepadda
Segwagwa
Bufo garmani
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Olive Toad
Noordlike Gevlekte Skurwepadda
Rantsape
Schismaderma carens
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Red Toad
Rooirug-skurwepadda
Segwagwa
Bufo fenoulheti
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Northern Pygmy Toad
Traansvaalse Dwerg-skurwepadda
Segwagwa
MICROHYLIDAE Breviceps adspersus adspersus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Bushveld Rainfrog
Gewone Blaasop
Segwagwa
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Red-banded rubber Frog
Rooigebande Padda
Segwagwa
RANIDAEPyxicephalus adspersus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Bullfrog

Letlametlo
Pyxicephalus edulis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
African Bullfrog
-
Letlametlo
Tomopterna cryptotis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Tremelo Sand Frog
Gestreepte Sandpadda
Senanatswidi
Tomopterna natalensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Natal Sand Frog
Natalse Sandpadda
-
Afrana angolensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Common Rana
Gewone Graspadda
Segwagwa
Ptychadena anchietae
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Plain Grass Frog
Rooirug-grasspadda
Segwagwa
Ptychadena mossambica
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Broad-banded Grass Frog
Breeband Grasspadda
Segwagwa
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Snoring Puddle Frog
Moddepaddatjie
Segwagwa
Cacosternum boettgeri
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Common Caco
Blikslanertjie
Segwagwa
RACHOPHORIDAE Chiromantis xerampelina
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Foam Nest Frog
Grys Boompadda
Segwagwa
HYPEROLIIDAE Kassina senegalensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Bubbling Kassina
Silwerbruin-veldpadda
-
POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL SPECIES
RANIDAE
Strongylopus fasciatus fasciatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Striped Rana
Langtoon-graspadda
-
Tomopterna krugerensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Knocking Sand Frog
-
-
Afrana fuscigula
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Cape river frog
-
-
BUFONIDAE Bufo vertebralis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Southern Pygmy toad
-
-
HEISOTIDAE Hemisus marmoratus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog
-
-
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