Drakenstein moss frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
Genus: | Arthroleptella |
Species: | A. draconella |
Binomial name | |
Arthroleptella draconella Turner & Channing, 2017 | |
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