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 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

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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.