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The Plague of Frogs 7:19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and that there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in vessels of wood, and in vessels of stone.

The Plague of Frogs 8:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.

I'll take a crack at an answer based on Matthew's sources. This is a "best effort" answer, since we don't really have anything definitive, and can't prove a negative. Further caveats: there may be translation issues that I'd be unqualified to comment on, and it wouldn't be uncommon for observers from different cultures to describe the same events differently.

Ipuwar does not seem to mention this. Possibly writing in retrospect, frogs and bugs didn't seem as historically significant against what happened later.

Ipuwar does not seem to mention this.

Ipuwar does not seem to mention this.

Ipuwar does not seem to mention this.

Ipuwar does not seem to mention this.

This isn't particularly convincing, as Ipuwer doesn't mention the duration of the darkness...an eclipse would be worth reporting, but three days of smothering darkness would have been worth filling in the details, even if it was just a 3-day thunderstorm (although neither account mentions inclement weather). Ipuwer also doesn't mention the Israelites being spared from this or other plagues, although it's possible it just didn't concern him if it was happening in the ghetto.

I'll take a crack at an answer based on Matthew's sources (Ipuwer papyrus. This is a "best effort" answer, since we don't really have anything definitive, and can't prove a negative. Further caveats: there may be translation issues that I'd be unqualified to comment on, and it wouldn't be uncommon for observers from different cultures to describe the same events differently.

Ipuwer does not seem to mention this. Possibly writing in retrospect, frogs and bugs didn't seem as historically significant against what happened later.

Ipuwer does not seem to mention this.

Ipuwer does not seem to mention this.

Ipuwer does not seem to mention this.

Ipuwer does not seem to mention this.

This isn't particularly convincing, as Ipuwer doesn't mention the duration of the darkness... an eclipse would be worth reporting, but three days of smothering darkness would have been worth filling in the details, even if it was just a 3-day thunderstorm (although neither account mentions inclement weather). Ipuwer also doesn't mention the Israelites being spared from this or other plagues, although it's possible it just didn't concern him if it was happening in the ghetto.

5 plagues (half!) not mentioned by Ipuwar 4 plagues with connections that could be seen as coincidental 1 plague (Nile flows with blood) which matches well.

5 plagues (half!) not mentioned by Ipuwar 
4 plagues with connections that could be seen as coincidental 
1 plague (Nile flows with blood) which matches well.