New African bullfrog species discovered in Namibia – SABC News

Reading Time: 2 minutesResearchers from the North West University in Potchefstroom have discovered a new species of the African bullfrog.
The frog was discovered in the northeastern parts of Namibia.
It’s the first new species to be discovered in Africa in more than a hundred years, and only the fourth species of a bullfrog ever identified in southern Africa.
An exciting new discovery called Pyxicephalus Beytelli. It is named after the late Ben Beytell, Director of Parks and Wildlife Management in Namibia.
He was instrumental in the proclamation of the Khaudum National Park where…