Zambia

[rvanhuyssteen]

I traveled to Zambia this month to witness the biggest mammal migration. Ten million Straw-coloured fruit bats descend on a forest in Kasanka to feast. After Kasanka I spent a few days in a wilderness area called Mutinondo. Then two weeks in Lusaka. These are my finds.

Please if any of my frog identifications are wrong can you assist me?

Thanks for looking.


Common Rough-Scaled Lizard (Ichnotropis squamulosa)


Lygodactylus capensis


Trachylepis wahlbergii



Kinixys spekii



Trachylepis margaritifer



Lygodactylus angolensis



Afroablepharus walbergii


Chamaeleo dilepis


Trachylepis varia



Southern Tree Agama (Acanthocercus atricollis)



Ngoshe (Dendroaspis polylepis)



Chondrodactylus turneri


Pachydactylus punctatus


Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi


Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia



Hyperolius


Common Squeaker (Arthroleptis stenodactylus)


Arthroleptis stenodactylus


Amietia angolensis


Amietophrynus rangeri


Leptopelis bocagi


Mertensophryne taitana


Schismaderma carens


Schismaderma carens


Hyperolius marmoratus


Hemisus marmoratus


Amietophrynus maculatus


Giant Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)


Breviceps poweri


Phrynobatrachus natalensis


Phrynobatrachus natalensis


Phrynobatrachus natalensis


Phrynobatrachus natalensis


Phrynobatrachus natalensis


Dwarf Puddle Frog (Phrynobatrachus mababiensis)


Xenopus


Amietophrynus gutturalis



Kassina senegalensis


Belostomatidae and Kassina


Ptychadena mascareniensis


Ptychadena mascareniensis


Ptychadena oxyrhynchus


Ptychadena oxyrhynchus


Tomopterna cryptotis



Hildebrandtia ornata

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Pandinus viatoris


Lychas burdoi


Ceratogyrus sanderi

[Ruan Stander]

Great finds. How common were the Wahlberg's skinks ?

[rvanhuyssteen]

Thanks

The Trachylepis wahlbergii are very common. They are like the T striata and T punctatisima in surburbia in South Africa. But maybe more common because Zambians do not like cats.

Some corrections:

Common Squeaker (Arthroleptis stenodactylus) is actually A xenochirus (plain one remains Arthroleptis stenodactylus)

Amietophrynus rangeri is A maculatus (A rangeri is absent from zambia).

Amietia angolensis is Ptychadena oxyrhynchus.

Hyperolius is H. kivuensis.

[Westley Price]

Great finds and what an awesome variety of amphibians!

I know the northern populations of P. oshaughnessyi have recently been elevated to full species status as P. katanganus but not sure if your specimen is far enough north...maybe something to look into.

[Allen G. Liebenberg]

This is great! Although from Zambia most of these guys are also found in S.A.
Send more pics if you have them.
A.

[Bushviper]

You must have had lots of fun. Thanks for posting.