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Basic information
Tomopterna cryptotis
Catequero Bullfrog
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderFrogs
FamilyAfrican bullfrogs
GenusTomopterna
- Czech name
- Tomopterna stepní
- English name
- Catequero Bullfrog
- Alternative names
- Common Burrowing Frog, Common Sand Frog, Cryptic Sand Frog, Striped Burrowing Frog, Striped Pyxie, Striped Sand Frog, Tremelo Sand Frog, Tremolo Sand Frog
- Synonyms
- Pyxicephalus delalandei cryptotis, Pyxicephalus delalandii cryptotis, Rana cryptotis, Rana delalandii cryptotis, Tomopterna delalandei cryptotis
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Fossorial, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 64 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
Reproduction and development
- Clutch size
- 2,000–3,000 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf4690 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7CGP6 · COL26.9