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Natalobatrachus bonebergi (Kloof frog)

Synonyms: Phrynobatrachus bonebergi

Wikipedia Abstract

Natalobatrachus bonebergi, known under common names such as Natal diving frog, Boneberg's frog, or 'Kloof frog (Afrikaans: Kloofpadda), is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Natalobatrachus. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers and it is threatened by habitat loss. This is a small- to medium-sized frog, females reaching 37 mm and males 25 mm in length.
View Wikipedia Record: Natalobatrachus bonebergi

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Natalobatrachus bonebergi

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
13
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
72
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 26.65
EDGE Score: 5.4
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litter Size [1]  85
Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.457 inches (3.7 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic South Africa Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets South Africa Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland Yes

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Polystoma umthakathi[2]

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.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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