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The royal ghost frog (Heleophryne regis), also known as the southern ghost frog or Cape ghost frog, is a species of frog in the family Heleophrynidae. It is endemic to South Africa , [ 2 ] and lives in fast-moving streams.
FitzSimons, 1946. The eastern ghost frog (Heleophryne orientalis) is a species of frog in the family Heleophrynidae. It is endemic to Western Cape Province, South Africa. [2] Its natural habitats are forest patches surrounded by mountain fynbos heathland. Adult frogs live near slow- to swift-flowing perennial mountain streams in isolated canyons.
Cape mountain toad. Cape platanna. Cape rain frog. Cape river frog. Capensibufo. Cederberg ghost frog.
Heleophrynidae is a family of frogs, commonly known as ghost frogs. [1] They are thought to be the most basal group in the Neobatrachia. [1] [2] The family consists of two genera, Heleophryne and Hadromophryne, with seven species. Ghost frogs live in swift-moving mountain streams in South Africa.
Hadromophryne natalensis (Hewitt, 1913), Natal ghost frog, syn. Heleophryne sylvestris, Heleophryne natalensis Hewitt, 1913, endemic in Southern Africa Genus Heleophryne : [ 1 ] Heleophryne depressa FritzSimons, 1946, endemic
Anura is an order of animals in the class Amphibia that includes frogs and toads. More than 5,000 species are described in the order. The living anurans are typically divided into three suborders: Archaeobatrachia, Mesobatrachia, and Neobatrachia. This classification is based on such morphological features as the number of vertebrae, the ...
The Cape bushbuck was first seen by European scientists in this forest in 1776, when the Swede Anders Sparrman visited. After searching for more than 50 years, herpetologist John D. Visser finally found eggs of the frog species known as the Eastern ghost frog (Heleophyryne orientalis) here.
Species: H. depressa. Binomial name. Heleophryne depressa. FitzSimons, 1946 [1] The Cederberg ghost frog (Heleophryne depressa), also known as the Hex River ghost frog or Hex River torrent frog, is a species of frog in the family Heleophrynidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape Province of South Africa, living in the Cederberg mountain range.