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Weale's running frog

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Kingdom
  
Scientific name
  
Semnodactylus wealii

Higher classification
  
Semnodactylus

Order
  
Frog

Family
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

Weale's running frog

Genus
  
SemnodactylusHoffman, 1939

Similar
  
Frog, Kassina senegalensis, Gray's stream frog, Cacosternum, Ranger's toad

Weale's running frog, Weale's frog, or rattling frog (Semnodactylus wealii) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is monotypic within the genus Semnodactylus. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.

Weale's running frog is a common frog mostly occurring in grassland habitats; in Western Cape it is also found in fynbos heath. It breeds in ponds with emergent vegetation.

References

Weale's running frog Wikipedia


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