Cape mountain toad

Cape mountain toad
C. rosei in Western Cape, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Bufonidae
Genus: Capensibufo
Species:
C. rosei
Binomial name
Capensibufo rosei
(Hewitt, 1926)
Synonyms

Bufo rosei Hewitt, 1926

The Cape mountain toad or Rose's mountain toad (Capensibufo rosei) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. Other common names include Rose's mountain toadlet, striped mountain toad, Rose's toad, and Muizenberg Cape toad.[2][3] It is endemic to South Africa, where its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation known as fynbos. It is threatened by habitat loss.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Capensibufo rosei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T112716154A47759127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T112716154A47759127.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frost was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ de Villiers, A. L.; Zimcus, Breda. "Capensibufo rosei (Hewitt, 1926)". African Amphibians Lifedesk. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2014-05-28.