Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Tinker Reed Frog (Hyperolius tuberilinguis)



A cute, small frog of about 4cm in length.
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They are found in the northern part of the east coast and distinguishes by the plain green and orange/yellow limbs.




Males have a yellow throat.





Info: Frogs and Frogging in South Africa (Vincent Carruthers & Louis du Plessis)
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7 comments:

  1. Firefly the Travel GuyJune 18, 2013 at 2:28 AM

    I love finding little frogs like this

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  2. DianeJune 18, 2013 at 3:21 AM

    I have seen similar (maybe the same) frogs in S.A., they real;y are very cute. Lovely photos. Keep well Diane

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  3. GaelynJune 18, 2013 at 5:40 AM

    Yet another kind of frog. Yet not a whole road full. ;)

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  4. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 18, 2013 at 8:26 PM

    I have found a few frogs on this trip Jonker, all of them reallt small ones. They are so cute. :)

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  5. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 18, 2013 at 8:27 PM

    Thanks Diane. Welcome back. I hope you had a lovely holiday?

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  6. SAPhotographs (Joan)June 18, 2013 at 8:28 PM

    The ones we found on the road in Kruger I have still not been able to identify although just last night I saw something similar and want to check out more pictures of it.

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  7. ryan van huyssteenJune 25, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    That is not a reed frog.

    It's a tree frog.

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