Heleophryne

Genus of amphibians

Heleophryne
Table Mountain ghost frog (Heleophryne rosei)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Heleophrynidae
Genus: Heleophryne
Sclater, 1898
Species

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Heleophryne is a genus of ghost frogs. They are known from mountainous regions of South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini.[1]

One member of the genus, the Table Mountain ghost frog (H. rosei) is considered an EDGE species.[2]

Species

The following species are classified in this genus:[1]

  • Cederberg ghost frog (Heleophryne depressa) FitzSimons, 1946
  • Hewitt's ghost frog (Heleophryne hewitti) Boycott, 1988
  • Eastern ghost frog (Heleophryne orientalis) FitzSimons, 1946
  • Purcell's ghost frog (Heleophryne purcelli) Sclater, 1898
  • Royal ghost frog (Heleophryne regis) Hewitt, 1910
  • Rose's ghost frog (Heleophryne rosei) Hewitt, 1925

References

  1. ^ a b "Heleophryne Sclater, 1898 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  2. ^ "Table Mountain Ghost Frog". EDGE of Existence. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
Taxon identifiers
Heleophryne


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