Fauna and Flora of the Drakensberg: Share & Help ID.

(thought I'd start a thread on the smaller things)

On our recent trip we saw some beauties and oddities.
Strangest of which was what we've come to learn was possibly a Rain Frog. No pictures as it was raining, heavily. But this creature represented a chubby soft tortoise smaller than a squash ball with hard to spot appendages and a grumpy face. Also, it went "pfweeeeh" when prodded. Like a lazy cat.
Anyone have ideas, is Rain Frog correct?

And then we saw this:
 
 

Simply lying out in the open next to a tarn. Once we'd climbed further I turned and saw two large birds coming in. We were too far off to notice markings, but returned to the scene an hour later to find the eggs had been turned. May be a Blue Crane?

 

See pics of what I believe was the frog Carl is describing. Found on the path before Keiths Bush Camp 21st Jan 23. 

  

looks like a plaintive rain frog, nice find.

@Wilsy
Looks very similar.
Though our suspect was smoother, paler and the appendages were less visible, almost as if none at all. A juvenile perhaps?
Found near top of Langies.

Odd critters.
 

 

Behold, the Southern Gaudy Commodore.

Took me 6 days to capture a snap of one.
 

Wow, so beautiful!!!

Here is an album with mostly flowers but also a snake, mushrooms, and bugs from my attempt at DGT in February of 2023 - photos.app.goo.gl/JE9ymuGuNzToffCHA . The attempt failed and we hiked down Gray's Pass on day three but Drakensberg was BLOOMING!