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Microbatrachella capensis (Micro Frog)

Synonyms: Microbatrachus capensis; Phrynobatrachus capensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The micro frog or Cape Flats frog (Microbatrachella capensis) is a species of frog less than 2 cm (0.8 in) long in the Pyxicephalidae family, in the monotypic genus Microbatrachella. Its colour varies from rufous brown with dark mottling, to tan or green, depending on the population. It is endemic to south-western Cape area of South Africa, with a single population found on the Cape Flats of Cape Town and several populations on the eastern side of False Bay. It typically lives in wetlands in coastal fynbos habitats, but its total area of occupancy is very small, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being "critically endangered"
View Wikipedia Record: Microbatrachella capensis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Microbatrachella capensis

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  20
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  0.709 inches (1.8 cm)

Ecoregions

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

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Groothagelkraal National Heritage Site 3356 South Africa  
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve II 256073 Western Cape, South Africa  
Quoin Point Provincial Nature Reserve 2775 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