| Cape platanna | |
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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 especially by habitat loss from the invasive species mostly by the African Clawed Frog in Southern Africa according to a study from Stellenbosch University
