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Re: Amphibians Identification

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Hundreds of hopping froglets on a path next to a stream here in Nelspruit the other day...maybe 2-3cm!



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Young froglets of grey foam-nest tree frogs (Chiromantis xerampelina) -O-

They continue to eat and grow until they reach full adulthood with a size of 5 cm.


That's my guess ..0..


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\O Klippies!


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Is this the same as RP's? It was tiny.
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Lisbeth, yours is also a juvenile, but a Raucous Toad Sclerophrys capensis


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:ty: Klippie! It's not easy to identify those little "things" 0*\


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True, Lis and a juvenile toad looks not very toad-like. The warty skin develops only over time.

But you found us something new for the books ^Q^


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Little by little we (you) are building a rich library ^Q^ ^Q^


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