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Amphibians on the mogalakwena Reserves

Class: Amphibia (amphibians)

   Order: Anura
     Family: Bufonidae
         Bufo poweri - western olive toad
         Bufo garmani - eastern olive toad
         Bufo maculatus - flat-backed toad
         Bufo gutteralis - guttural toad
     Family: Hemisotidae
       Subfamily: Hemisotinae
         Hemisus marmoratus - mottled shovel-nosed frog
     Family: Hyperoliidae
       Subfamily: Kassininae
         Kassina senegalensis - bubbling kassina
     Family: Microhylidae
       Subfamily: Breviceptinae
         Breviceps adspersus - bushveld rain frog
       Subfamily: Phrynomerinae
         Phrynomantis bifasciatus - banded rubber frog
     Family: Pipidae
       Subfamily: Xenopodinae
         Xenopus muelleri - tropical platanna
     Family: Ranidae
       Subfamily: Raninae
         Afrana angolensis - common river frog
         Ptychadena anchietae - plain grass frog
         Ptychadena porosissima - striped grass frog
         Pyxicephalus adspersus - giant bullfrog
         Tomopterna cryptotis - tremolo sand frog
         Tomopterna marmorata - russet-backed sand frog
         Tomopterna krugerensis - knocking sand frog
     Family: Rhacophoridae
       Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
         Chiromantis xerampelina - foam nest frog