Cape platanna
(Redirected from Xenopus gilli)
| Cape platanna | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Xenopus |
| Species: | X. gilli
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| Xenopus gilli Rose & Hewitt, 1927
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The Cape clawed frog, Cape platanna or Gill's platanna (Xenopus gilli) is a species of frogs in the family Pipidae endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Xenopus gilli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T23124A77164368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T23124A77164368.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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