''Tomopterna'' (common names: sand frogs, burrowing frogs, Old World bullfrogs) is a genus of frogs from

sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Tomopterna'': * '' Tomopterna ahli'' (Deckert, 1938) * '' Tomopterna branchi'' Wilson and Channing, 2019 * '' Tomopterna cryptotis'' (Boulenger, 1907) — common sand frog * ''Tomopterna delalandii'' (Tschudi, 1838) — Delalande's sand frog * '' Tomopterna elegans'' (Calabresi, 1927) * '' Tomopterna gallmanni'' Wasonga & Channing, 2013Wasonga, D.V. & Channing, A. (2013). "Identification of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: ''Tomopterna'') from Kenya with the description of two new species." ''Zootaxa'' 3734 (2):221–240. * '' Tomopterna kachowskii'' Nikolskii, 1900Zimkus, B.M. & Larson, J.G. (2011). "Examination of the molecular relationships of sand frogs (Anura: Pyxicephalidae: ''Tomopterna'') and resurrection of two species from the Horn of Africa." ''Zootaxa'' 2933: 27-45. * ''Tomopterna krugerensis'' Passmore & Carruthers, 1975 — knocking sand frog * '' Tomopterna luganga'' Channing, Moyer & Dawood, 2004 * ''Tomopterna marmorata'' (Peters, 1854) — marbled sand frog * '' Tomopterna milletihorsini'' (Angel, 1922) * '' Tomopterna monticola'' (Fischer, 1884) * ''Tomopterna natalensis'' (Smith, 1849) —

Natal sand frog The Natal sand frog (''Tomopterna natalensis'') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found in Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini, and possibly Botswana, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist sa ...

* ''Tomopterna tandyi'' Channing & Bogart, 1996 — Tandy's sand frog * ''Tomopterna tuberculosa'' (Boulenger, 1882) — rough sand frog * '' Tomopterna wambensis'' Wasonga & Channing, 2013

References

Pyxicephalidae Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa Amphibian genera Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron Taxa named by Auguste Duméril {{Ranoidea-stub