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eventually swallowed the gecko head first

Diepkloof

Frog identification please

This 22mm frog was found in my garden in Bellville, Cape Town. It was hiding in the fold of a dried up palm tree leaf. Please help with ID.

Breviceps montanus, Rain frog, Johalvin Cave, 20111218-07

Frogs at aqueduct, not visible.in picture, just to show habitat
End April 2024 fire

Stuck in netting used to stabilise eroded areas. Snake successfully freed.

with PM Holmes & T Rebelo

Hessia

Under a rock in a gully.

Very tiny frog found on the path.

seasonally wet area; previously unknown population

southernmost and new locality

Geissorhiza geminata

restricted to a few seasonally wet areas in Koue Bokkeveld and upper Breede River Valley; often in standing or flowing water; severely threatened by agriculture

Amietia vandijki - Van Dijk’s River Frog. From Swartberg Pass, Western Cape. https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amietia-vandijki-van-dijks-river-frog/

Found calling next to eggs, as was a second specimen as can be seen by rfoquet's observation. Unclear wether these large eggs are the same species.

Amietia hymenopus - Phofung river frog and habitat.
https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amietia-hymenopus-phofung-river-frog/
https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amietia-hymenopus-phofung-river-frog/

Pseudocordylus langi
Lang’s Crag Lizard. From Chain Ladders, Free State.
https://www.tyroneping.co.za/pseudocordylus-langi-langs-crag-lizard/