Micro frog

Micro frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Subfamily: Cacosterninae
Genus: Microbatrachella
Hewitt, 1926
Species:
M. capensis
Binomial name
Microbatrachella capensis
(Boulenger, 1910)

The micro frog (Microbatrachella capensis), or Cape Flats frog, is a species of frog less than 2 cm (0.8 in) long in the family Pyxicephalidae,[2] in the monotypic genus Microbatrachella.[3][4] Its color varies from rufous brown with dark mottling, to tan or green, depending on the population. It is endemic to the south-western Cape area of South Africa, with a single population found on the Cape Flats of Cape Town and several populations on the eastern side of False Bay. It typically lives in wetlands in coastal fynbos habitats, but its total area of occupancy is very small, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated it as being "critically endangered".

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Microbatrachella capensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T13318A77158116. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T13318A77158116.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Microbatrachella capensis (Boulenger, 1910)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Pyxicephalidae". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
  4. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Microbatrachella Hewitt, 1926". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 May 2014.