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Delalande's sand frog

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Tomopterna

Higher classification
  
Tomopterna

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Pyxicephalidae

Scientific name
  
Tomopterna delalandii

Rank
  
Species

Delalande's sand frog

Similar
  
Frog, Tomopterna, Amphibians, Common sand frog, Banded stream frog

Delalande's sand frog (Tomopterna delalandii) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family endemic to South Africa.

Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Delalande's sand frog Wikipedia