''Arthroleptella'' is a genus of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

s known as moss frogs in the family

Pyxicephalidae The Pyxicephalidae are a Family (biology), family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in the Eocene, the taxon ''Thaumastosaurus'' lived in Europe. Classification The Pyxicephalidae contain two subfamilies, with a total of 1 ...

. The ten species of this genus are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...

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 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 th ...

'' Hewitt, 1935 – De Villiers' moss frog Two other species were formerly classified as ''Arthroleptella'' before recently found to belong to the formerly

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 "unisp ...

genus ''

Anhydrophryne ''Anhydrophryne'' is a genus of frogs in the family Pyxicephalidae, formerly in Petropedetidae. It is endemism, endemic to South Africa. Until recently, the genus was monotypic, containing only ''Anhydrophryne rattrayi'', until it absorbed two mo ...

'' (Dawood and Stam 2006): * ''Arthroleptella hewitti'' → ''

Anhydrophryne hewitti 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 Les ...

'' (FitzSimons, 1947) –

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 Les ...

* ''Arthroleptella ngongoniensis'' → ''

Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis ''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 ngon ...

'' (Bishop and Passmore, 1993) –

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 ngon ...

References

Pyxicephalidae Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa Endemic amphibians of South Africa Amphibian genera Taxa named by John Hewitt (herpetologist) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ranoidea-stub