Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Pyxicephalidae > Arthroleptella > Arthroleptella lightfooti

Arthroleptella lightfooti (Cape chirping frog)

Synonyms: Arthroleptis lightfooti; Pararthroleptis lightfooti; Phrynobatrachus lightfooti

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
9
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
45
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 18.22
EDGE Score: 3.65
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Attributes

Litter Size [1]  9
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  0.866 inches (2.2 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  
Cape Peninsula National Park II 70141 Western Cape, South Africa

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Cape Floristic Region South Africa Yes

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