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Index Delalande's sand frog

Delalande's sand frog (Tomopterna delalandii), also known as Delalande's frog, Cape sand frog, or striped pixie, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Cape St. Francis, Eastern Cape, Endemism, Frog, Fynbos, Habitat destruction, Johann Jakob von Tschudi, Karoo, Namaqualand, Pierre Antoine Delalande, Pyxicephalidae, Specific name (zoology), Western Cape.

  2. Amphibians described in 1838
  3. Natural history of Cape Town
  4. Tomopterna

Cape St. Francis

Cape St.

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Eastern Cape

The Eastern Cape (iMpuma-Kapa; Oos-Kaap) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Frog

A frog is any member of a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek ἀνούρα, literally 'without tail').

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Fynbos

Fynbos is a small belt of natural shrubland or heathland vegetation located in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa.

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Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species.

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Johann Jakob von Tschudi

Johann Jakob von Tschudi (25 July 1818 – 8 October 1889) was a Swiss naturalist, explorer and diplomat.

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Karoo

The Karoo (from the Afrikaans borrowing of the South Khoekhoe !Orakobab or Khoemana word ǃ’Aukarob "Hardveld") is a semi-desert natural region of South Africa.

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Namaqualand

Namaqualand (Khoikhoi: "Nama-kwa" meaning Nama Khoi people's land) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of.

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Pierre Antoine Delalande

Pierre Antoine Delalande (27 March 1787 – 27 June 1823) was a French naturalist, taxidermist, explorer and painter.

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Pyxicephalidae

The Pyxicephalidae are a family of frogs currently found in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Specific name (zoology)

In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet, species epithet, or epitheton) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen).

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Western Cape

The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap; iNtshona-Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.

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See also

Amphibians described in 1838

Natural history of Cape Town

Tomopterna

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delalande's_sand_frog

Also known as Cape Sand Frog, Tomopterna delalandii.