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Arthroleptella Atermina
''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 Villie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hewitt (herpetologist)
John Hewitt (23 December 1880 – 4 August 1961) was a South African zoologist and archaeologist of British origin. He was born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England, and died in Grahamstown, South Africa. He was the author of several herpetological papers which described new species. He also described new species of spiders and other arachnids. Biography He graduated with a first-class in natural sciences from Jesus College, Cambridge in 1903. From 1905 to 1908 he was Curator of the Sarawak Museum in Kuching, Sarawak. In 1909 he went to South Africa to work as an assistant curator at the Transvaal Museum in Pretoria. In 1910 he was appointed Director of the Albany Museum in Grahamstown, eventually retiring in 1958.Deacon HJ, Deacon J (1999)''Human Beginnings in South Africa: Uncovering the Secrets of the Stone Age.''Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press. viii + 215 pp. His daughter, Florence Ellen Hewitt (1910–1979), was a teacher and phycologist. He was a found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rough Moss Frog
''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, an inselberg near Caledon, Western Cape. 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. Description ''Arthroleptella rugosa'' are small frogs. Males in the type series measured and the single female in snout–vent length. There are a large number of very distinct glandular protuberances on the dorsal surfaces, distinct from all other ''Arthroleptella'' species. The limbs are relatively short. Adults are uniform dark chocolate brown in colour, with slightly paler, irregular dorsolateral bands that may become visible under bright lighting conditions. The sole female was densely speckled dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Fauna Of South Africa
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example ''Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibians Of Sub-Saharan Africa
Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in recent decades there has been a dramatic de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthroleptella
''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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngoni Moss Frog
''Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis'', the Ngongoni moss frog, Natal bandit frog, or mistbelt chirping frog (and many combinations of the previous), is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to South Africa. ''Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis'' inhabit montane forest and, to a lesser extent, high-altitude grassland. The habitat of this species is being lost rapidly because of afforestation, the spread of invasive wattle trees, and inappropriate fire regimes. Distribution This tiny frog is restricted to an extremely small range, on grassy slopes in indigenous grasses of hills facing the ocean. The eastern escarpment of the Drakensberg Mountains is on the windward side and receives cool moist air so that it could be said to be in a permanent mist belt. It hides in the base of grass tussocks. Description and discovery It is small (1.6–1.8 cm) sandy/golden brown frog with four broken stripes of darker brown down the back extending onto the limbs. A very distinct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hewitt's Moss Frog
Hewitt's moss frog (''Anhydrophryne hewitti''), also known as Natal chirping frog or yellow bandit frog, is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family. It is found in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa, possibly including adjacent Lesotho. ''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 A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found i ... stage. References Anhydrophryne Amphibians of South Africa Amphibians described in 1947 Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anhydrophryne
''Anhydrophryne'' is a genus of frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae, formerly in Petropedetidae. It is endemic to South Africa. Until recently, the genus was monotypic, containing only ''Anhydrophryne rattrayi'', until it absorbed two more species formerly classified as belonging to genus ''Arthroleptella''. Species The genus contains these species: * ''Anhydrophryne hewitti'' (FitzSimons, 1947) – Hewitt's moss frog * ''Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis'' (Bishop and Passmore, 1993) – Ngoni moss frog * ''Anhydrophryne rattrayi'' Hewitt, 1919 – Hogsback frog The Hogsback frog (''Anhydrophryne rattrayi''), or Rattray's forest frog, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is one of three species within the genus ''Anhydrophryne''. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province of South Afri ... References Endemic amphibians of South Africa Pyxicephalidae Amphibian genera Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist) {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" or "monospecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a genus in the special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described. In contrast, an oligotypic taxon contains more than one but only a very few subordinate taxa. Examples Just as the term ''monotypic'' is used to describe a taxon including only one subdivision, the contained taxon can also be referred to as monotypic within the higher-level taxon, e.g. a genus monotypic within a family. Some examples of monotypic groups are: Plants * In the order Amborellales, there is only one family, Amborellaceae and there is only one genus, '' Amborella'', and in this genus there is only one species, namely ''Amborella trichopoda.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Villiers' Moss Frog
The De Villiers' moss frog (''Arthroleptella villiersi'') is a minute species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae, which is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa. At around length, it is one of the smallest regional species, though larger than the micro frog. As with other moss frogs, they do not enter water, but females lay their eggs in damp vegetation, and the frogs hatch directly from the egg capsules. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rivers, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Arthroleptella Endemic amphibians of South Africa Amphibians described in 1935 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranoidea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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