First record from here. Hundreds of Xenopus tadpoles present, probably both X.laevis and X.gilli. Adult X.laevis observed in the vicinity. Blackwater Vlei, temporary.
Appears to be two individuals mating
This endemic caecilian was found under a rotten log in a forested area while observing chimpanzees in Nyungwe Forest National Park.
under rock in dried up pool along stream
Seen on the night excursion. in a ditch in the events parking area.
Bad news. We dont know what these will do with the Western Leopard Toads: compete with them? hybridize with them? share/spread diseases? Not a clue. Best to remove them ASAP.
And we dont know what they will do with the really rare Cacos and Micros in the area: will they eat them as well? This is the only place on the Cape Flats with Micros, so best to remove these invaders ASAP.
We know who introduced them to Cape Town. We know that they are now spreading in plants from a few nurseries. And probably also down stream.
But how this one got into Kenilworth is a mystery: it is not known from within 2km of here.
Perhaps some kid releasing a grown up tadpole in a nature reserve. Dumping alien animals in nature reserves seems to be a national past time. At best it creates an alien problem. At worst the poor animal starves to death. Rather donate them to the SPCA.
Extensive network of seeps in and around an abandoned campsite. Practically at sea level. Tadpoles found in a single pool. No calls heard.
tadpoles in seasonal rock pools on sandstone plateau; pools about 10cm deep and 2m wide
First record of a click-clade representative east of the Klein Rivier. Possibly something new, specimen collected for sequencing.
First juv!
Found by Trác Chateau
https://www.facebook.com/groups/53868265379/permalink/10159906784985380/
Likely a translocation
Arthroleptella draconella
Klein Drakenstein Moss Frog. From Drakenstein, Western Cape.
With @olvr_a
Arthroleptella kogelbergensis - Kogelberg Moss Frog.
https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians-of-southern-africa/arthroleptella-kogelbergensis-kogelberg-moss-frog/
With by @ alexanderr
Also Arthroleptis wahlbergii?
I wonder, what is the meal of the day
Toads burrowing into the drying walls of seasonal pools
Found a juvenile and adult together in Sodwana on Bikini reef
Underwater recording of Weddell Seals by the McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory (www.moo-antarctica.net). Of potentially soniferous marine mammals, only Weddell seals occur in the area at this time of year. Verified also by regular visual/video observation. Hydrophone at 21m deep. (Attached photo is example of Weddell seal near the observatory site, but was not taken at the same time as the audio recording).
Breviceps rosei rosei -
Rose’s Rain Frog. From Sandy Bay, Western Cape.
https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians-of-southern-africa/breviceps-rosei-rosei-roses-rain-frog/
Phrynomantis annectens -Marbled Rubber Frog. From Augrabies Falls National Park, Northern Cape.https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians-of-southern-africa/phrynomantis-annectens/