"ghost frog" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost frogs [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps because of their occurrence in Skeleton Gorge. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost frog (plural ghost frogs)
  1. Any of a group of frogs in the family Heleophrynidae, which live in mountain streams in South Africa. Wikipedia link: ghost frog Categories (lifeform): Frogs Derived forms: eastern ghost frog, Hewitt's ghost frog, Natal ghost frog, Purcell's ghost frog, Rose's ghost frog, royal ghost frog

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