Arthroleptella rugosa
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Arthroleptella rugosa faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to urban development, agriculture, and invasive vegetation in its restricted range in the Western Cape of South Africa. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it highly vulnerable to local extinctions from habitat fragmentation and degradation. Climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns affecting the moist conditions essential for this frog's survival.
Habitat
This species inhabits fynbos vegetation and adjacent moist areas in the southwestern Western Cape, South Africa, typically in rocky seepages, seasonal pools, and marshy areas within the unique Mediterranean-climate fynbos biome. It requires permanent or semi-permanent water sources for breeding and is associated with specific vegetation types at relatively low elevations.
