Lightfoot's moss frog
Lightfoot's moss frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Subfamily: | Cacosterninae |
Genus: | Arthroleptella |
Species: | A. lightfooti |
Binomial name | |
Arthroleptella lightfooti (Boulenger, 1910) | |
The Lightfoot's moss frog or Cape Peninsula moss frog (Arthroleptella lightfooti) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Minter, L., Channing, A. & Harrison, J. 2004. Arthroleptella lightfooti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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