Hewitt's moss frog
| Hewitt's moss frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Anhydrophryne |
| Species: | A. hewitti |
| Binomial name | |
| Anhydrophryne hewitti FitzSimons, 1947 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Arthroleptella hewitti FitzSimons, 1947 | |
The Hewitt's moss frog, Natal chirping frog, or yellow bandit frog (Anhydrophryne hewitti) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is found in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa, possibly including adjacent Lesotho.[2]
Anhydrophryne hewitti populations are small and fragmented, found in pockets of forest and dense vegetation. Breeding takes place in wet mossy areas near waterfalls and rapids. Eggs are laid in moss and leaf-litter. The eggs develop directly without a free-living tadpole stage.[1]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Anhydrophryne hewitti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Anhydrophryne hewitti (FitzSimons, 1947)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
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