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Knocking sand frog
Martin Pickersgill (cc-by-sa)

Knocking sand frog

Tomopterna krugerensis
BirdNET IDBN15111
Taxon groupAmphibia
iNat observations57
Image sourceiNaturalist
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Description wikipedia

The knocking sand frog (Tomopterna krugerensis), also known as sandveld pyxie or Kruger burrowing frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found in southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, northern South Africa, and Eswatini. This species was discovered during the evening of 23 October 1973 in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Two weeks after heavy rain fell in the area, large numbers were found around the Machayi and Mathlakuza Pans in the northeastern part of the Park near the Mozambican frontier.

Common Names (8 locales)

af Sandveld-sandpadda
cs tomopterna krugerská
en Knocking sand frog
he צפרדע חול נוקשת
nl Knocking sand frog
nv Séítah chʼał nahashchʼidí łikizhígíí
ru Лягушка-молоточек
zu Isele lasesihlabathini elingqongqozayoa

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#25802
GBIF2429912
NCBI164742