Weale's running frog

Weale's running frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Hyperoliidae
Genus:Semnodactylus
Hoffman, 1939
Species: S. wealii
Binomial name
Semnodactylus wealii
(Boulenger, 1882)

Weale's running frog, Weale's frog, or rattling frog (Semnodactylus wealii) is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Semnodactylus.[3] It is found in Lesotho, South Africa, and Swaziland.[2]

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.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Semnodactylus wealii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T56297A3037487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T56297A3037487.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Semnodactylus wealii (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Semnodactylus Hoffman, 1939". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 27 March 2014.


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