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Boneberg's frog
Pyxicephalidae

Boneberg's frog

Natalobatrachus bonebergi Hewitt & Methuen, 1912

Natalobatrachus bonebergi is an endemic South African frog threatened by habitat loss, living in coastal and riverine bush habitats.

Flat Dainty frog
Pyxicephalidae

Flat Dainty frog

Cacosternum platys Rose, 1950

Cacosternum platys is an endemic South African frog species in the Pyxicephalidae family that lives in a wide range of habitats.

Boettger's dainty frog
Pyxicephalidae

Boettger's dainty frog

Cacosternum boettgeri (Boulenger, 1882)

Cacosternum boettgeri, or Boettger's dainty frog, is a Pyxicephalidae frog endemic to southern Africa that lives in many habitat types.

Bronze Caco
Pyxicephalidae

Bronze Caco

Cacosternum nanum Boulenger, 1887

Cacosternum nanum, the bronze caco, is a common Pyxicephalidae frog found across parts of southern Africa.

Montane Marsh Frog
Pyxicephalidae

Montane Marsh Frog

Poyntonia paludicola Channing & Boycott, 1989

Poyntonia paludicola is a small warty frog species that lives in montane fynbos habitats in high rainfall regions.

Micro Frog
Pyxicephalidae

Micro Frog

Microbatrachella capensis (Boulenger, 1910)

Microbatrachella capensis, the micro frog, is a tiny endemic South African frog found in coastal fynbos wetlands.

Natal sand frog
Pyxicephalidae

Natal sand frog

Tomopterna natalensis (Smith, 1849)

Tomopterna natalensis, the Natal sand frog, is a pyxicephalid frog found across parts of southern Africa.

Marbled sand frog
Pyxicephalidae

Marbled sand frog

Tomopterna marmorata (Peters, 1854)

Tomopterna marmorata, the marbled sand frog, is a Pyxicephalidae frog native to East and southern Africa.

Cape sand frog
Pyxicephalidae

Cape sand frog

Tomopterna delalandii (Tschudi, 1838)

Tomopterna delalandii, also called Delalande's sand frog, is a robust toad-like frog found in southern African open habitats.

Tandy's sand frog
Pyxicephalidae

Tandy's sand frog

Tomopterna tandyi Channing & Bogart, 1996

Tomopterna tandyi, Tandy's sand frog, is a small adaptable frog found in southern African open habitats.

Common River Frog
Pyxicephalidae

Common River Frog

Amietia delalandii (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Amietia delalandii, the Delalande's river frog, is a Southern African stream-breeding frog vulnerable to Batrachochytrium infection.

Cape River Frog
Pyxicephalidae

Cape River Frog

Amietia fuscigula (Duméril & Bibron, 1841)

Amietia fuscigula, the Cape river frog, is a fairly large aquatic frog found across a wide range of freshwater-associated habitats.

Banded Stream Frog
Pyxicephalidae

Banded Stream Frog

Strongylopus bonaespei (Dubois, 1981)

Strongylopus bonaespei, the banded stream frog, is a patterned South African endemic frog found in Cape regions.

Clicking Stream Frog
Pyxicephalidae

Clicking Stream Frog

Strongylopus grayii (Smith, 1849)

Strongylopus grayii (Gray's stream frog) is a common small frog native to southern Africa with an introduced population on Saint Helena.

Striped Stream Frog
Pyxicephalidae

Striped Stream Frog

Strongylopus fasciatus (Smith, 1849)

Strongylopus fasciatus is a small striped frog native to southern Africa, found in wet habitats and tolerant of human disturbance.

Chacoan Horned Frog
Ceratophryidae

Chacoan Horned Frog

Ceratophrys cranwelli Barrio, 1980

Ceratophrys cranwelli is a generally inactive, aggressive amphibian popular as a pet in its albino variant.

Amazonian Horned Frog
Ceratophryidae

Amazonian Horned Frog

Ceratophrys cornuta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ceratophrys cornuta, the Surinam horned frog, is a large bulky frog native to northern South America with distinct horn-like eye projections.

Venezuelan Horned Frog
Ceratophryidae

Venezuelan Horned Frog

Ceratophrys calcarata Boulenger, 1890

Ceratophrys calcarata is a Ceratophryidae frog species found in Colombia and Venezuela in dry open and intermittently wet habitats.

Bell's Horned Frog
Ceratophryidae

Bell's Horned Frog

Ceratophrys ornata (Bell, 1843)

Ceratophrys ornata, the Argentine horned frog, is a sexually dimorphic species with distinct size and trait differences between sexes.

Namaqua Rain Frog
Brevicipitidae

Namaqua Rain Frog

Breviceps namaquensis Power, 1926

Breviceps namaquensis, the Namaqua rain frog, is a small fossorial frog native to the succulent karoo biome with direct development.

Rose's Rain Frog
Brevicipitidae

Rose's Rain Frog

Breviceps rosei Power, 1926

Breviceps rosei (Rose's rain frog) is a subterranean brevicipitid frog endemic to south-western coastal South Africa's sandveld.

Mountain Rain Frog
Brevicipitidae

Mountain Rain Frog

Breviceps montanus Power, 1926

The mountain rain frog (Breviceps montanus) is a Brevicipitidae frog endemic to South Africa, threatened by habitat loss.

Plaintive Rain Frog
Brevicipitidae

Plaintive Rain Frog

Breviceps verrucosus Rapp, 1842

Breviceps verrucosus, the plaintive rough rain frog, lives in southern Africa and is threatened by habitat loss.

Giant Rain Frog
Brevicipitidae

Giant Rain Frog

Breviceps gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Breviceps gibbosus, the Cape rain frog, is a burrowing endemic South African frog in the Brevicipitidae family.

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