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Rattling Frog
Semnodactylus wealii (Boulenger, 1882)
Also calledIsele elikeqezayo (zul) · Isele elinkqonkqayo (xho) · Ratelpadda (afr) · Rattelpadda (afr) · Senqanqana se etsang modumo o shwehletsang (sot) · Sicoco somsindvo bukhehlekhehle (ssw) · kasina pruhovaná (ces) · Длиннопалая кассина (rus) · ギンスジアルキガエル (jpn)
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
behaviour
When threatened, these frogs often sham death by lying on their backs with feet tucked in. A few moments after being released they quickly turn over and walk away (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
behaviour
They are agile, climbing from one grass stem to the next with the greatest of ease. As is the case with Kassina senegalensis , S. wealii seldom hops or jumps, but walks with a few quick paces, pausing intermittently (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
conservation
S. wealii occurs in several provincial nature reserves and national parks, and is not threatened (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
distribution
S. wealii is endemic to South Africa, Swaziland, and Lesotho (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
African Amphibians
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2426515.