Strongylopus grayii
The Clicking Stream Frog’s call is a good impersonation of a human tongue click, hence the common name. They’re small frogs, measuring at most 5cm in length, found only in South Africa, Lesotho and Eswatini (Swaziland) and ranging from our west coast, through the Little Karoo and Garden Route, through most of the Eastern Cape and Kwazulu-Natal and then to the higher lying regions of Mpumalanga and Limpopo. They are particularly common in the south-western corner of the country that receives most of its rainfall in winter. They’re regularly found in or near ponds and small dams as well as shallow streams, and so tolerant of poor water quality that they’ll even breed in flooded refuse pits.
Clicking Stream Frogs lay their eggs in moist spots next to the water’s edge. Females can produce up to 350 eggs. In wet weather the tadpoles may emerge within 5 days of the eggs being laid and then scramble to the water, but in dry weather the eggs could remain viable for up to 2 months. It takes 3 to 6 months for the tadpoles to go through the full metamorphosis to adult frog form.
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Ek kan nou nie met sekerheid sê dat dit hierdie spesifieke padda is nie … maar hier in ons tuin in Oos-Londen is seker 3 of 4 paddas wat snags te voorskyn kom. En hulle geluid klink baie soos wat jy hier beskryf. Maar jy ken my, ek sal nou ook nie sommer nader gaan om ‘n foto van die glibberige outjie te neem nie 😁.
Dit getuig eintlik van n baie gesonde tuin – sonder n klomp gifstowwe – as mens paddas in jou erf huisves, Corna. Welgedaan!
Nou kyk nou, ek het dit nie geweet nie. Ons het ‘n groot plat waterbak op die grond vir die voëltjies, maar saans (veral in die warm somer), spring die paddas sommer in die waterbak en sit dan daar met net hulle ogies wat uitsteek 😄.
n Wonderlike beloning vir jul liefde vir die natuur!
Interressant!
Dankie, Elsabe!
I love listening to these frogs!
I love listening to a chorus of frogs at night too, Anne. The more the better. Makes me think of that music video they played so often on tv years ago “We all stand together… Bom Bom…”
It is so worth listening to again 🙂
What a treat, Anne! Thank you! I watched the video with Joubert now. So many happy memories came flooding back just because of this!
I am so pleased 🙂
I can just imagine the sound they make, although I only made it in my head, not out loud. Didn’t want to explain that one to my husband. 🙂
On an unrelated note, the Springboks are doing rather well in the World Cup prep, aren’t they? Unfortunately, we won’t get to see the games, as our rugby go-to station must not have gotten the contract for the games. I’m rooting for France or the Boks.
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You should’ve given the clicks a try! The facility your husband could’ve had you admitted to might have the station that’ll show the World Cup Rugby!
With two World Cup tournaments happening at the same time – Rugby and Cricket – there’s a lot to look forward to in the next two months!
I know virtually nothing about cricket. I think my two teams, Les Blues and the Springboks, have the best chances to win the World Cup, it we’ll see. I don’t really know anyone on the Boks 15 team.
We had some controversial omissions from our team for the tournament, and we’re rather suspicious about that easy win in the “friendly” game against the All Blacks, but we’re still hopeful that we’ll keep the Webb Ellis Cup on African soil for the 4th time!
Frogs look beautiful from far 😊
They’re fascinating creatures when one takes a closer look, Lakshmi.
Yes, Dries, I did find myself clicking my tongue along with the froggy sound!😆🐸
Mission accomplished! 😀