South Africa

*Scott No.: 850
Date of Issue: September 3, 1993
Species: Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei)

According to the insert in the FDC: "The Table Mountain Ghost Frog, Heleophryne rosei, has a very restricted distribution on Table Mountain in the Cape Peninsula, where it inhabits forested gorges in wet mountain fynbos. The tadpoles are specially adapted for life in fast-flowing mountain streams and any interference with the flow of the water, such as the construction of reservoirs, planting of alien vegetation and afforestation, threatens their survival."

Scott No.: 854a
Date of Issue: September 3, 1993
Set: Threatened Fauna
Species: Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei)

See also: First Day Covers

I think the distinguishing features between the sets of stamps issued in conjunction with Reader's Digest, below, are: 1) There is variation in species represented, and 2) In the first group (Scott 857a) the species names are written in Latin, and in the second group (867Hp) the species names are written in English. Most of the Reader's Digest labels are also marked with dates.

Scott No.: 867a
Date of Issue: 1995

Scott No.: 867Hp
Date of Issue: 1996

Scott No.:1156a-j
Date of Issue: June 23, 2000
Species: Banded Stream Frog (Strongylopus bonaespei), Yellow Striped Tree Frog (Hyperolius semidiscus), Natal Leaf-folding frog (Afrixalus spinifrons), Paradise Toad (Bufo robinsoni), Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei), Banded Rubber Frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus), Dwarf Grass Frog ( Ptychadena taenioscelis), Long-toed Tree Frog (Leptopelis xenodactylus), Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps manaquensis), Bubbling Kassina (Kassina senagalensis)

Scott No.: 1157
Date of Issue: June 23, 2000
Species: Forest Tree Frog (Leptopelis natalensis)

*Scott No.: 1348j
Date of Issue: July 1, 2005
Series: Folklore and Legends , "When Lions Could Fly"

*Scott No.: C58f
Date of Issue: September 1, 2004
Species: Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei)

*Scott No.: F1c
Date of Issue: March 12, 2010
Species: African Reed Frog

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