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title: "Weale's Running Frog"
description: "Semnodactylus wealii — Amfibieën. Weale's running frog (Semnodactylus wealii), also known as Weale's frog, rattling frog, and many other commons names, is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/weale-s-running-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Weale's Running Frog

> Semnodactylus wealii — Amfibieën. Weale's running frog (Semnodactylus wealii), also known as Weale's frog, rattling frog, and many other commons names, is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.

- Scientific name: *Semnodactylus wealii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amfibieën)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 356
- Wikidata: [Q2209450](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2209450)
- iNaturalist taxon: [23528](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/23528)

## Names

- en: Weale's Running Frog

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (124)

## Summary

Weale's running frog (Semnodactylus wealii), also known as Weale's frog, rattling frog, and many other commons names, is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is monotypic within the genus Semnodactylus. It is found in southern and eastern South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weale%27s_running_frog

## Photo

![Weale's Running Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/weale-s-running-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: frogglet · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329332310

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/weale-s-running-frog?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).