The 27 anuran species and subspecies presently known to occur in the Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve in southern Kwazulu-Natal represent 94% of all anuran species and subspecies found in the Kwazulu-Natal coastal region. Keywords: Afrixalus spinifrons, Anuran larvae, Coastal forest destruction, Hyperolius m. marmoratus, Microhabitat, Phrynobatrachus mababiensis, Seasonal tadpole communities, Semnodactylus wealii, Topography, Vegetation types, Xenoptis Iaevis