Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Pyxicephalidae > Arthroleptella > Arthroleptella villiersiArthroleptella villiersi (De Villier's Moss Frog)Synonyms: Arthroleptella bicolor villiersi The De Villiers' moss frog (Arthroleptella villiersi) is a minute species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family, which is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa. At around 22 mm (0.87 in) length, it is one of the smallest regional species, though larger than the micro frog. As with other moss frogs, they do not enter water, but females lay their eggs in damp vegetation, and the frogs hatch directly from the egg capsules. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss. |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 18.22 EDGE Score: 2.96 |
Litter Size [1] | 11 | Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 0.866 inches (2.2 cm) |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
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
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