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Heleophryne purcelli (Purcell's African Ghost Frog)

Synonyms: Heleophryne purcelli purcelli

Wikipedia Abstract

The Purcell's ghost frog (Heleophryne purcelli) is a species of frog in the Heleophrynidae family.It is endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa.Its natural habitat is fynbos heathland. Breeding takes place in perennial streams. Their tadpoles take two years to develop fully. Purcell's ghost frog is a common species that is not significantly threatened, but is locally affected by introduced species.
View Wikipedia Record: Heleophryne purcelli

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
21
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
46
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 41.94
EDGE Score: 3.76
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Attributes

Litter Size [1]  129
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.205 inches (5.6 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Lowland fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub
Montane fynbos and renosterveld South Africa Afrotropic Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas World Heritage Site 1366493 South Africa  
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve II 256073 Western Cape, South Africa  
Koue Bokkeveld Mountain Catchment Area 228970 South Africa      
Matroosberg Mountain Catchment Area 193733 South Africa      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Cape Floristic Region South Africa No
Succulent Karoo Namibia, South Africa No

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0