Species list: Amphibians
As a consequence of the diversity of wetland habitats, the Mudumu Landscape supports a wealth of amphibians including the endemic Mpacha Grass Frog. The following species are known or expected to occur:
Tree frogs | Bocage's Tree Frog | Leptopelis bocagii |
Rain frogs | Bushveld Rain Frog | Breviceps adspersus adspersus |
Power's Rain Frog | Breviceps poweri | |
Toads | Eastern olive Toad | Amietophrynus garmani |
Guttural Toad | Amietophrynus gutturalis | |
Lemaire's Toad | Amietophrynus lemairii | |
Flat-backed Toad | Amietophrynus maculatus | |
Western Olive Toad | Amietophrynus poweri | |
Pygmy toads | Northern Pygmy Toad | Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti |
Red toads | Red Toad | Schismaderma carens |
Shovel-nosed Toads | Guinea Shovel-nosed Frog | Hemisus guineensis |
Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog | Hemisus marmoratus | |
Reed frogs | Bocage's Sharp-nosed Reed Frog | Hyperolius benguellensis |
Long Reed Frog | Hyperolius nasutus | |
Angola Reed Frog | Hyperolius parallelus | |
Kassinas | Bubbling Kassina | Kassina senegalensis |
Rubber Frog | Spotted Rubber Frog | Phrynomantis affinis |
Banded Rubber Frog | Phrynomantis bifasciatus | |
Puddle Frog | Dwarf Puddle Frog | Phrynobatrachus mababiensis |
Snoring Puddle Frog | Phrynobatrachus natalensis | |
Small Puddle Frog | Phrynobatrachus parvulus | |
Ornate frogs | Ornate Frog | Hildebrandtia ornata |
Grass frogs | Plain Grass Frog | Ptychadena anchietae |
Guibe's Grass Frog | Ptychadena guibei | |
Mpacha Grass Frog | Ptychadena mapacha | |
Mascarene Grass Frog | Ptychadena mascareniensis | |
Broad-banded Grass Frog | Ptychadena mossambica | |
Sharp-nosed Grass Frog | Ptychadena oxyrhynchus | |
Speckled-bellied Grass Frog | Ptychadena subpunctata | |
Dwarf Grass Frog | Ptychadena taenioscelis | |
Platannas | Common Platanna | Xenopus laevis |
Mϋller's Platanna | Xenopus muelleri | |
Peter's Platanna | Xenopus petersii | |
River frogs | Common River Frog | Amietia angolensis |
Bullfrogs | Giant Bullfrog | Pyxicephalus adspersus |
African Bullfrog | Pyxicephalus edulis | |
Sand frogs | Tremolo Sand Frog | Tomopterna cryptotis |
Golden-Backed Frogs | Darling's Golden-backed Frog | Hylarana darlingi |
Foam Nest Frogs | Southern Foam Nest Frog | Chiromantis xerampelina |
Source: this list is based on an ecological assessment of the Mudumu landfill by P. Cunningham.