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 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]