Rose's ghost frog
Species of amphibian endemic to South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rose's ghost frog (Heleophryne rosei), or Table Mountain ghost frog, is a species of frog in the family Heleophrynidae endemic to South Africa.[2] It is a medium-sized species with purple or brown blotches on a pale green background and large discs on its fingers and toes. It has a very restricted range, being only known from the slopes of parts of Table Mountain. The tadpoles live in permanent streams but these are in danger of drying up because of the establishment of pine plantations. Because of its small range and changes in its habitat, this frog is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Rose's ghost frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Heleophrynidae |
Genus: | Heleophryne |
Species: | H. rosei |
Binomial name | |
Heleophryne rosei Hewitt, 1925 | |
Rose's ghost frog distribution according to the IUCN.
Extant (resident) |