Fauna - Vertebrates
Hyperolius marmoratus, painted reed frog, Malolotja
Species Information
   

Rain frog

Breviceps adspersus pentheri Werner, 1899

(SiSwati: sinana)


Comments: Occurs in the highveld and middleveld regions, absent from the lowveld and Lubombo regions. Previously unrecorded, currently four localities recorded. The subspecies is endemic to South Africa and Swaziland. The taxonomic status of this form is being revi (R.C. Boycott, 1992)

Habitats:
Open grassland
Rocky ridges and slopes

map key distribution map


 14 records, from 3/7/1987 to 11/13/1994

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