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Arthroleptella is a genus of frogs known as moss frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae. The ten species of this genus are endemic to South Africa.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderAnura
  5. FamilyPyxicephalidae
Observations recorded1,096

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2
Family
Pyxicephalidae
Collections
NHMUK
Recorded in
South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cacosterninae
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Arthroleptella lightfooti.jpg
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Category:Arthroleptella
taxon name
Arthroleptella
endemic to
South Africa
Commons category
Arthroleptella
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Arthroleptella is a genus of frogs known as moss frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae. The ten species of this genus are endemic to South Africa.

It contains the following species: Arthroleptella atermina Turner and Channing, 2017 - Riviersonderent moss frog Arthroleptella bicolor Hewitt, 1926 – Bainskloof moss frog Arthroleptella draconella Turner and Channing, 2017 – Drakenstein moss frog Arthroleptella drewesii Channing, Hendricks and Dawood, 1994 – Drewes' moss frog Arthroleptella kogelbergensis Turner and Channing, 2017 – Kogelsberg moss frog Arthroleptella landdrosia Dawood and Channing, 2000 – Landdros moss frog Arthroleptella lightfooti (Boulenger, 1910) – Lightfoot's moss frog Arthroleptella rugosa Turner and Channing, 2008 – Rough moss frog Arthroleptella subvoce Turner, de Villiers, Dawood and Channing, 2004 – Northern moss frog Arthroleptella villiersi Hewitt, 1935 – De Villiers' moss frog

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