Biology:Cederberg ghost frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Cederberg ghost frog
Heleophryne depressa 127952394.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Heleophrynidae
Genus: Heleophryne
Species:
H. depressa
Binomial name
Heleophryne depressa
FitzSimons, 1946 [1]

The Cederberg ghost frog (Heleophryne depressa), also known as the Hex River ghost frog or Hex River torrent frog, is a species of frog in the family Heleophrynidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape Province of South Africa , living in the Cederberg mountain range.[2]

References

  1. FitzSimons, V. (1946). "An account of the reptiles and amphibians collected on an expedition to the Cape Province, October to December, 1940". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20: 351–377. 
  2. "Heleophryne depressa FitzSimons, 1946". American Museum of Natural History. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Heleophrynidae/Heleophryne/Heleophryne-depressa. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3129677 entry