Trisha Shetty (Editor)

Hewitt's moss frog

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Order
  
Anura

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Anhydrophryne

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Scientific name
  
Anhydrophryne hewitti

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Hogsback frog, Arthroleptella, Common sand frog, Cacosternum, Cape river frog

The Hewitt's moss frog, Natal chirping frog, or yellow bandit frog (Anhydrophryne hewitti) 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 stage.

References

Hewitt's moss frog Wikipedia


Similar Topics