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Author: Ryan Tippett

Ryan is an enthusiastic contributor to Citizen Science and has added many important and interesting records of fauna and flora. He has been a member of the Virtual Museum since 2014 and has currently submitted over 12,000 records. He is on the expert identification panel for the OdonataMAP project. Ryan is a well-qualified and experienced Field Guide, and Guide Training Instructor. He has spent the last 18 years in the guiding and tourism industries. Ryan loves imparting his passion and knowledge onto others, and it is this that drew him into guide training in particular. Something that he finds incredibly rewarding is seeing how people he's had the privilege of teaching have developed and gone on to greater things. His interests are diverse and include Dragonflies, Birding, Arachnids, Amphibians, wild flowers and succulents, free diving and experiencing big game on foot. With this range of interests, there is always likely be something special just around the corner!
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Ndumo Rain Frog (Breviceps passmorei)

Posted on 04/04/2022 by Ryan Tippett

Cover photo by P. Webb. Find the Ndumo Rain Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Brevicepitidae Id...

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Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus)

Posted on 04/04/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Steve Woodhall) in FrogMAP here. Find the Painted Reed Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity In...

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Carruthers’ Rain Frog (Breviceps carruthersi)

Posted on 28/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

Cover photo by Ryan Tippett. Find the Carruthers’ Rain Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family ...

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Northern Moss Frog (Arthroleptella subvoce)

Posted on 28/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

No photo is currently available for this species. Find the Northern Moss Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) h...

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Rough Moss Frog (Arthroleptella rugosa)

Posted on 28/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

No photo is currently available for this species. Find the Rough Moss Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here. Family Brevic...

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Maluti River Frog (Amietia vertebralis)

Posted on 28/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by John Davies) in FrogMAP here. Find the Maluti River Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Infor...

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Van Dijk’s River Frog (Amietia vandijki)

Posted on 28/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Andre Marais) in FrogMAP here. Find Van Dijk’s River Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversit...

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Poynton’s River Frog (Amietia poyntoni)

Posted on 28/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Ralie Claassen) in FrogMAP here. Find Poynton’s River Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Inf...

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Phofung River Frog (Amietia hymenopus)

Posted on 27/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Michael Cunningham) in FrogMAP here. Find the Phofung River Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversi...

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Cape River Frog (Amietia fuscigula)

Posted on 27/03/2022 by Ryan Tippett

View the above photo record (by Alan Manson) in FrogMAP here. Find the Cape River Frog in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Informa...

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