Micro frog
| Micro Frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | Microbatrachella Hewitt, 1926
|
| Species: | M. capensis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Microbatrachella capensis (Boulenger, 1910)
| |
The Micro Frog (Microbatrachella capensis) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Microbatrachella. It is endemic to the south-western Cape area of South Africa, with a single population found on the Cape Flats of Cape Town and a series of populations on the eastern side of False Bay, from the Kogelberg Peninsula to Cape Agulhas. Its natural habitat is in and around shallow, vegetated freshwater wetlands in coastal restioid fynbos, a Mediterranean-type vegetation dominated by Restios (Cape Reed). Typically these wetlands have some areas of permanent water along with other areas that are inundated during the winter - spring rainy season. It is a critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss, mainly due to draining of wetlands for coastal strip development.
Source
- Harrison, J., Minter, L. & Channing, A. 2004. Microbatrachella capensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.