| Kogelsberg moss frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Arthroleptella |
| Species: | A. kogelbergensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arthroleptella kogelbergensis Turner & Channing, 2017 | |
The Kogelsberg moss frog(Arthroleptella kogelbergensis) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.It is endemic to Kogelberg mountain & nearby surround in South Africa. [1]
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