Tomopterna krugerensis Passmore & Carruthers, 1975
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The knocking sand frog (Tomopterna krugerensis), also known as sandveld pyxie or Kruger burrowing frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is found in southern Angola, Namibia, Botswana, southern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, northern South Africa, and Eswatini. This species was discovered during the evening of 23 October 1973 in South Africa's Kruger National Park. Two weeks after heavy rain fell in the area, large numbers were found around the Machayi and Mathlaguza Pans in the northeastern part of the Park near the Mozambican frontier.
Wikipedia contributors, Knocking sand frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:53:57.748408+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Tomopterna krugerensis Passmore & Carruthers, 1975
- Name authority
- Passmore & Carruthers, 1975
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Pyxicephalidae
- Genus
- Tomopterna
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
- subfamilyCacosterninae Noble, 1931
- genusTomopterna Duméril & Bibron, 1841
- speciesTomopterna krugerensis Passmore & Carruthers, 1975
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Tomopterna. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Tomopterna delalandii (Tschudi, 1838) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna gallmanni Wasonga & Channing, 2013 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna kachowskii (Nikolskii, 1900) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna wambensis Wasonga & Channing, 2013 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna ahli (Deckert, 1938) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna pulchra (Boulenger, 1896) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna branchi Wilson & Channing, 2019 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna luganga Channing, Moyer & Dawood, 2004 | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna marmorata (Peters, 1854) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna milletihorsini (Angel, 1922) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna monticola (Fischer, 1884) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tomopterna natalensis (Smith, 1849) | PyxicephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana krugerensis (Passmore & Carruthers, 1975) (Passmore & Carruthers, 1975) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=665470 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:57DRH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.