Cape platanna

The Cape clawed frog, Cape platanna or Gill's platanna (Xenopus gilli) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss and hybridization with Xenopus laevis.^[1]

Cape platanna
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Pipidae
Genus:	Xenopus
Species:	X. gilli
Binomial name
Xenopus gilli Rose & Hewitt, 1927