- Delalande's Sand Frog
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Delalande's Sand Frog Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Tomopterna Species: T. delalandii Binomial name Tomopterna delalandii
(Tschudi, 1838)The Delalande's Sand Frog (Tomopterna delalandii) is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is 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
- Channing, A. & Minter, L. 2004. Tomopterna delalandii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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