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Postby ewertb » Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:58 pm

Please assist with an ID of this frog. My father came across it on the farm near Bathurst, Eastern Cape.
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Re: Frog ID

Postby Sico » Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:50 pm

Painted Reed Frog
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Re: Frog ID

Postby ewertb » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:24 am

Thank you for the reply. They seem to be quite varied in pattern and coloration?
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Re: Frog ID

Postby Pythonodipsas » Sat Jan 27, 2018 12:55 pm

Yes they are quite varied in pattern and coloration. As you may know, 3 species of Painted/Marbled Reed Frog (mamoratus, taeniatus and verrucosus) are defined and within each there is considerable variation.

See Tyrone Pings excellent photos of the variation:

http://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians/hyperolius-marmoratus-marmoratus/
http://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians/hyperolius-marmoratus-taeniatus/
http://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians/hyperolius-marmoratus-verrucosus/
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