Ghost frogs | |
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Eastern ghost frog (Heleophryne orientalis) | |
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Family: | Heleophrynidae Noble, 1931 |
Genus: | Heleophryne Sclater, 1898 |
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Hadromophryne natalensis | |
Distribution of Heleophrynidae (in black) |
The ghost frog is the common name for a family of frogs of the family Heleophrynidae. The family has two genera, Heleophryne and Hadromophryne. There are seven species. Ghost frogs live in swift-moving mountain streams in South Africa. The common name of "ghost frogs" may be because they live in Skeleton Gorge. view more...