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''Natalobatrachus bonebergi'' is a rare and [[endangered species]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58076/all|title=2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ''Natalobatrachus bonebergi''|authors=Minter, L., Channing, A. & Harrison, J.|accessdate=23 July 2007}}</ref> Deterioration of reproduction water and [[pollution]] of its habitat impact negatively on its [[survival]]. In addition, large parts of its range made |
''Natalobatrachus bonebergi'' is a rare and [[endangered species]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58076/all|title=2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ''Natalobatrachus bonebergi''|authors=Minter, L., Channing, A. & Harrison, J.|accessdate=23 July 2007}}</ref> Deterioration of reproduction water and [[pollution]] of its habitat impact negatively on its [[survival]]. In addition, large parts of its range made way for [[sugarcane]] plantations, [[forestry]] and other forms of [[cultivation]]. The frog can not survive in open areas, it needs moist places around rivers or coastal areas. |
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The Natal diving frog, Natalobatrachus bonebergi (Afrikaans: Kloofpadda[1]), is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Natalobatrachus.[citation needed] It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and rivers and is threatened by habitat loss.
This is a small- to medium-sized frog, females reaching 37 mm and males 25 mm in length.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The frog's habitat is restricted to south eastern South Africa, where it ranges from the Dwesa Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape to Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve and other reserves in south and central KwaZulu-Natal province,[2] only found below 900 m above sea level. The habitat of the frog consists of ground-coastal bush and gallery bush: especially afforestation strips along rivers.
Reproduction
Mating occurs in streams and eggs are attached to branches hanging over the water, in egg clutches that looks like bales of foam. After hatching, the tadpoles fall down into the water where they develop further into small frogs.
Threatened status
Natalobatrachus bonebergi is a rare and endangered species.[3] Deterioration of reproduction water and pollution of its habitat impact negatively on its survival. In addition, large parts of its range made way for sugarcane plantations, forestry and other forms of cultivation. The frog can not survive in open areas, it needs moist places around rivers or coastal areas.
References
- ^ Marais, J. Checklist: Southern African Frogs
- ^ a b Amphibia Web. "Natalobatrachus bonebergi".
- ^ "2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Natalobatrachus bonebergi". Retrieved 23 July 2007.
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