Arthroleptella rugosa

Arthroleptella rugosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Arthroleptella
Species:
A. rugosa
Binomial name
Arthroleptella rugosa
Turner and Channing, 2008[2]

Arthroleptella rugosa is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa and only known from the Klein Swartberg Mountain,[1][3] an inselberg near Caledon, Western Cape.[2] The specific name rugosa is Latin for wrinkled or rough and refers to the rough appearance of this species (caused by distinct glandular tubercles ) as well as its rough sounding advertisement call. Accordingly, the common name rough moss frog has been suggested for it.[2]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2016). "Arthroleptella rugosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T174664A77162276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T174664A77162276.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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