Tomopterna delalandii
Tomopterna delalandii (Tschudi, 1838)
- kingdom Animalia
- phylum Chordata
- class Amphibia
- order Anura
- family Pyxicephalidae Bonaparte, 1850
- Sub-Family Cacosterninae Noble, 1931
- genus Tomopterna Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Original Published Description:
Common Names
Delalande's Frog (English), Pyxie (English), Striped Pyxie (English), Delalande's Pyxie (English), Delalande's Burrowing Bullfrog (English), Delalande's Dwarf Bullfrog (English), Delalande's Burrowing Frog (English), Cape Burrowing Frog (English), Cape Sand Frog (English), African Bullfrog (English)
Overview
Distribution
T. delalandii is endemic to South Africa (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
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Ecology
Habitat and Ecology
T. delalandii inhabits lowlands and valleys throughout the Fynbos and Succulent Karoo biomes. Annual rainfall in these areas is 60–750 mm (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
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Life History
Reproduction
Channing (1988) found that the species breeds in pans, vleis and dams, as well as small watercourses in flat, sandy areas. This species breeds in winter in the winter-rainfall region, and in summer throughout the rest of its range (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
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Metamorphosis
The tadpoles are benthic and reach 44 mm in length. Metamorphosis takes place within 25–35 days (Text from Minter et al., 2004, © SI/MAB Biodiversity Program).
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Conservation
IUCN Red List Category and Justification of Conservation Status
The IUCN Redlist categorizes this as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, its tolerance of a broad range of habitats, its presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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Taxonomy
- Pyxicephalus Delalandii Tschudi, 1838 (synonym)
- Bombinator Delalandii Tschudi, 1838 (synonym)
- Pyxicephalus delalandii — Tschudi, 1838 (synonym)
- Tomopterna Delalandii — Duméril and Bibron, 1841 (synonym)
- Tomopterna lalandii — Günther, 1859 "1858" (synonym)
- Rana delalandii — Boulenger, 1882 (synonym)
- Rana delalandei — Boettger, 1893 (synonym)
- Rana (Tomopterna) delalandii — Boulenger, 1918 (synonym)
- Rana (Pyxicephalus) delalandii — Parker, 1932 (synonym)
- Rana (Pyxicephalus) delalandi — Scortecci, 1933 (synonym)
- Rana delalandii delalandii — Loveridge, 1936 (synonym)
- Pyxicephalus delalandii — FitzSimons, 1946 (synonym)
- Tomopterna (Tomopterna) delalandii — Dubois, 1987 "1986" (synonym)