Species list: Amphibians
This species list of amphibians was compiled as part of the Windhoek Biodiversity Inventory, an inventory of an area which overlaps significantly with the Windhoek Green Belt Landscape and has similar habitats. It therefore gives an indication of species which are known or may be expected to occur in the landscape:
Species | ||
Platannas | Common Platanna | Xenopus laevis |
Toads | Dombe Toad | Bufo [Poyntonophrynus] dombensis |
Hoesch’s Toad | Bufo [Poyntonophrynus] hoeschi | |
Power’s Toad or Western Olive Toad | Bufo [Amietophrynus] poweri | |
Rubber Frogs | Marbled Rubber Frog | Phrynomantis annectens |
Banded Rubber Frog | Phrynomantis bifasciatus | |
Kassinas | Bubbling Kasina | Kassina senegalensis |
Rain Frogs | Bushveld Rain Frog | Breviceps adspersus |
Puddle Frogs | Mababe Puddle Frog | Phrynobactrachus [Phrynobatrachus] mababiensis |
Natal Puddle Frog | Phrynobactrachus [Phrynobatrachus] natalensis | |
Bull & Sand Frogs | Giant or African Bullfrog | Pyxicephalus adspersus |
Tremolo Sand Frog | Tomopterna cryptotus | |
Cacos | Common Caco or Boettger’s dainty frog | Cacosternum boettgeri |