As of May 2025, there are 137 described species of frogs that occur within South Africa. Including Data Deficient and Near Threatened, 33% of these are considered threatened according to our most…
Arthroleptis stenodactylus is a small robust frog with a blunt head and prominent eyes. Adult female specimens measure up to 45 mm snout vent length (SVL) and males up to 35 mm. The colouration is…
Amphibians are the most threatened major group of vertebrates; 42 % of assessed species are threatened with extinction (IUCN et al., 2019). When the threats cannot be reversed or controlled in the…
The Critically Endangered Lake Oku clawed frog (Xenopus longipes) conforms to IUCN Red list, Amphibian Ark guidelines and EDGE assessments as a priority candidate for a conservation breeding program…
Maintaining caecilians in captivity provides opportunities to study life-history, behaviour and reproductive biology and to investigate and to develop treatment protocols for amphibian…
The principal audience for this document are employees of the Department of Conservation and any external organisation or individual with an interest or intent to keep and maintain Leiopelma frogs…
