Tradouw's Toad

Capensibufo tradouwi

Summary 1

The Tradouw's Mountain Toad (Capensibufo tradouwi) is a species of toad in the Bufonidae family. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Range description 2

This species is endemic to South Africa, where it occurs in the Southwestern Cape Folded Belt east of Breede River and north of Worcester, in Western Cape Province. It ranges from Matsikammaberg near Vanrhynsdorp in the north, southward to the Hex River Mountains, and eastwards along the Langeberg mountain range to the Outenique, Swartberg and Kammanassie ranges, entering Eastern Cape Province marginally at Misgund in the Tsitsikamma Mountains. Its altitudinal range is 1,000-1,600 m asl.

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  1. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capensibufo_tradouwi
  2. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/34356395

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