Biology:Lightfoot's moss frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
Lightfoot's moss frog | |
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In Western Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Arthroleptella |
Species: | A. lightfooti
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Binomial name | |
Arthroleptella lightfooti (Boulenger, 1910)
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Lightfoot's moss frog or the Cape Peninsula moss frog (Arthroleptella lightfooti) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group (2016). "Arthroleptella lightfooti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T58061A77157902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T58061A77157902.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58061/77157902. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q2243808 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightfoot's moss frog.
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