Arthroleptella rugosa Turner and Channing, 2008

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Pyxicephalidae > Subfamily: Cacosterninae > Genus: Arthroleptella > Species: Arthroleptella rugosa

Arthroleptella rugosa Turner and Channing, 2008, Afr. J. Herpetol., 57: 2. Holotype: SAM ZR 52094, by original designation. Type locality: "Klein Swartberg Mountain near Caledon (34°12′ 33″ S, 19° 32′ 8″ E)", Western Cape Province, Rep. South Africa.

English Names

Rough Moss Frog (original publication; Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 356).

Distribution

Montane seeps on sandstone on the Klein Swartberg Mountain north of the town of Caledon, Western Cape Province, Rep. South Afrca.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: South Africa

Endemic: South Africa

Comment

See account by Du Preez and Carruthers, 2009, Compl. Guide Frogs S. Afr.: 356-357. Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 366–367, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map.

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