Cape platanna
Species of amphibian
Cape platanna | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pipidae |
Genus: | Xenopus |
Species: | X. gilli |
Binomial name | |
Xenopus gilli Rose & Hewitt, 1927 |
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]
Endangered:
The Cape clawed frog, Cape platanna or Gill's platanna (Xenopus gilli) is considered an endangered species especialy by habitat loss from the invasive species mostly by the [African Clawed Frog] in Southern Africa according to a [study] from Stellenbosch University
References
- ^ 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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