Atlas of Amphibians

The Amphibian Atlas for Namibia is a relatively new component of the Atlasing initiative.

If you have photos of frogs and toads that could be used on the website, spreadsheets or notebooks of historic records, or would like any further information, please contact us.

Recently submitted amphibian records

The following list of records includes verified records and those awaiting verification of species groups you are interested in which have been recently added in your area.

  • Platanna, Common
    (Xenopus laevis)
    22.75347S 17.13608E on 27/09/2025 by Brown, Chris
  • Bullfrog, Giant
    (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
    17.975S 24.59167E on 15/02/2025 by Walters, Matthew
  • Bullfrog, Giant
    (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
    18.025S 24.59167E on 15/02/2025 by Walters, Matthew
  • Bullfrog, Giant
    (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
    17.825S 24.84167E on 15/02/2025 by Walters, Matthew
  • Platanna, Common
    (Xenopus laevis)
    22.70333S 17.09363E on 11/03/2025 by Brown, Chris
  • Platanna, Common
    (Xenopus laevis)
    22.70333S 17.09363E on 11/03/2025 by Brown, Chris
  • Toad, Western Olive
    (Sclerophrys poweri)
    19.67468S 15.81339E on 14/10/2024 by Brand, Rachel
  • Bullfrog, Giant
    (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
    18.07042S 15.58337E on 22/12/2023 by Iitengula, Jonna
  • Bullfrog, Giant
    (Pyxicephalus adspersus)
    18.06959S 15.58387E on 22/12/2023 by Iitengula, Jonna
  • Toad, Western Olive
    (Sclerophrys poweri)
    18.06771S 13.8572E on 23/11/2023 by Louis, Abel

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Bullfrog, Giant Pyxicephalus adspersus View photos and description View records
Caco, Boettger's Cacosternum boettgeri View photos and description View records
Caco, Namaqua Cacosternum namaquense View photos and description View records
Foam Nest Frog, Southern Chiromantis xerampelina View photos and description View records
Frog, Darling's golden-backed Hylarana darlingi View photos and description View records
Frog, Ornate Hildebrandtia ornata View photos and description View records
Frog, Water lily Hyperolius pusillus View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Broad-banded Ptychadena mossambica View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Dwarf Ptychadena taenioscelis View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Guibe's Ptychadena guibei View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Mapacha Ptychadena mapacha View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Mascarene Ptychadena mascareniensis View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Plain Ptychadena anchietae View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Sharp-nosed Ptychadena oxyrhynchus View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Spotted Ptychadena subpunctata View photos and description View records
Grass Frog, Striped Ptychadena porosissima View photos and description View records
Kassina, Bubbling Kassina senegalensis View photos and description View records
Platanna, Common Xenopus laevis View photos and description View records
Platanna, Müller's Xenopus muelleri View photos and description View records
Platanna, Peter's Xenopus petersii View photos and description View records
Puddle Frog, Dwarf Phrynobatrachus mababiensis View photos and description View records
Puddle Frog, Small Phrynobatrachus parvulus View photos and description View records
Puddle Frog, Snoring Phrynobatrachus natalensis View photos and description View records
Pygmy Toad, Damaraland Poyntonophrynus damaranus View photos and description View records
Pygmy Toad, Dombe Poyntonophrynus dombensis View photos and description View records
Pygmy Toad, Hoesch's Poyntonophrynus hoeschi View photos and description View records
Pygmy Toad, Kavango Poyntonophrynus kavangensis View photos and description View records
Pygmy Toad, Northern Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti View photos and description View records
Rain Frog, Bushveld Breviceps adspersus View photos and description View records
Rain Frog, Desert Breviceps macrops View photos and description View records
Reed Frog, Angolan Hyperolius parallelus View photos and description View records
Reed Frog, Long Hyperolius nasutus View photos and description View records
Reed Frog, Painted Hyperolius marmoratus View photos and description View records
River Frog, Cape Amietia fuscigula View photos and description View records
River Frog, Common Amietia angolensis View photos and description View records
Rubber Frog, Banded Phrynomantis bifasciatus View photos and description View records
Rubber Frog, Marbled Phrynomantis annectens View photos and description View records
Rubber Frog, Spotted Phrynomantis affinis View photos and description View records
Sand Frog, Beaded Tomopterna tuberculosa View photos and description View records
Sand Frog, Damaraland Tomopterna damarensis View photos and description View records
Sand Frog, Knocking Tomopterna krugerensis View photos and description View records
Sand Frog, Russet-backed Tomopterna marmorata View photos and description View records
Sand Frog, Tandy's Tomopterna tandyi View photos and description View records
Sand Frog, Tremelo Tomopterna cryptotis View photos and description View records
Shovel-nosed Frog, Guinea Hemisus guineensis View photos and description View records
Shovel-nosed Frog, Mottled Hemisus marmoratus View photos and description View records
Stream Frog, Clicking Strongylopus grayii View photos and description View records
Stream Frog, Namaqua Strongylopus springbokensis View photos and description View records
Stream Frog, Striped Strongylopus fasciatus View photos and description View records
Toad, Eastern Olive Sclerophrys garmani View photos and description View records
Toad, Flat-backed Sclerophrys pusilla View photos and description View records
Toad, Guttural Sclerophrys gutturalis View photos and description View records
Toad, Karoo Vandijkophrynus gariepensis View photos and description View records
Toad, Lemaire's Sclerophrys lemairii View photos and description View records
Toad, Paradise Vandijkophrynus robinsoni View photos and description View records
Toad, Raucous Sclerophrys rangeri View photos and description View records
Toad, Red Schismaderma carens View photos and description View records
Toad, Western Olive Sclerophrys poweri View photos and description View records
Tree Frog, Bocage's Leptopelis bocagii View photos and description View records

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Amphibian resources

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Literature and other information about the species

Bullfrog, Giant Pyxicephalus adspersus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Caco, Boettger's Cacosternum boettgeri Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Caco, Namaqua Cacosternum namaquense Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Foam Nest Frog, Southern Chiromantis xerampelina Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Frog, Darling's golden-backed Hylarana darlingi Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Frog, Ornate Hildebrandtia ornata Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Frog, Water lily Hyperolius pusillus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Broad-banded Ptychadena mossambica Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Dwarf Ptychadena taenioscelis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Guibe's Ptychadena guibei Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Mapacha Ptychadena mapacha Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Mascarene Ptychadena mascareniensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Plain Ptychadena anchietae Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Sharp-nosed Ptychadena oxyrhynchus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Spotted Ptychadena subpunctata Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Grass Frog, Striped Ptychadena porosissima Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Kassina, Bubbling Kassina senegalensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Platanna, Common Xenopus laevis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Platanna, Müller's Xenopus muelleri Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Platanna, Peter's Xenopus petersii Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Puddle Frog, Dwarf Phrynobatrachus mababiensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Puddle Frog, Small Phrynobatrachus parvulus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Puddle Frog, Snoring Phrynobatrachus natalensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Pygmy Toad, Damaraland Poyntonophrynus damaranus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Pygmy Toad, Dombe Poyntonophrynus dombensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Pygmy Toad, Hoesch's Poyntonophrynus hoeschi Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Pygmy Toad, Kavango Poyntonophrynus kavangensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Pygmy Toad, Northern Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Rain Frog, Bushveld Breviceps adspersus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Rain Frog, Desert Breviceps macrops Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Reed Frog, Angolan Hyperolius parallelus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Reed Frog, Long Hyperolius nasutus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Reed Frog, Painted Hyperolius marmoratus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
River Frog, Cape Amietia fuscigula Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
River Frog, Common Amietia angolensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Rubber Frog, Banded Phrynomantis bifasciatus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Rubber Frog, Marbled Phrynomantis annectens Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Rubber Frog, Spotted Phrynomantis affinis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Sand Frog, Beaded Tomopterna tuberculosa Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Sand Frog, Damaraland Tomopterna damarensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Sand Frog, Knocking Tomopterna krugerensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Sand Frog, Russet-backed Tomopterna marmorata Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Sand Frog, Tandy's Tomopterna tandyi Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Sand Frog, Tremelo Tomopterna cryptotis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Shovel-nosed Frog, Guinea Hemisus guineensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Shovel-nosed Frog, Mottled Hemisus marmoratus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Stream Frog, Clicking Strongylopus grayii Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Stream Frog, Namaqua Strongylopus springbokensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Stream Frog, Striped Strongylopus fasciatus Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Eastern Olive Sclerophrys garmani Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Flat-backed Sclerophrys pusilla Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Guttural Sclerophrys gutturalis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Karoo Vandijkophrynus gariepensis Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Lemaire's Sclerophrys lemairii Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Paradise Vandijkophrynus robinsoni Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Raucous Sclerophrys rangeri Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Red Schismaderma carens Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Toad, Western Olive Sclerophrys poweri Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist
Tree Frog, Bocage's Leptopelis bocagii Literature search (eLibrary) Search Namibian Biodiversity Database See records in iNaturalist

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