Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Pyxicephalidae > Poyntonia > Poyntonia paludicolaPoyntonia paludicola (Kogelberg Reserve Frog)Poyntonia, is a monotypic frog genus in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is also known under common names reserve frogs and marsh frogs. The sole member of the genus, Poyntonia paludicola (common names: montane marsh frog, Kogelberg reserve frog), is endemic to the Western Cape province, South Africa. It has been recorded in the Kogelberg, Hottentots-Holland, and Klein River mountains at the elevations of 200–1,800 m (660–5,910 ft) asl. Even though its range is very restricted and in four separate locations, it is relatively common where it occurs. It is possible that the separate populations represent cryptic species, but this has not yet been studied. |
Litters / Year [1] | 1 | Snout to Vent Length [1] | 0.945 inches (2.4 cm) |
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Biome |
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Climate |
Land Use |
Montane fynbos and renosterveld |
South Africa |
Afrotropic |
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub |
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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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