Cape platanna

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Cape platanna
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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 frog 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 and hybridization with Xenopus laevis . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 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.