Hewitt's ghost frog

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q307179
Hewitt's ghost frog
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Hewitt's ghost frog

Summary

Hewitt's ghost frog is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hewitt's ghost frog's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog is classified within Heleophryne[6].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog is endemic to South Africa[7].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog's scientific name is Heleophryne hewitti[8].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog's Commons category is recorded as Heleophryne hewitti[9].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog's short name is recorded as H. hewitti[10].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog is commonly known as Hewitt’s ghost frog[11].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog is commonly known as Hewitt’s African Ghost Frog[12].
  • Hewitt's ghost frog is commonly known as Hewitt’s Ghost Frog[13].

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Classification

Hewitt's ghost frog's scientific name is Heleophryne hewitti[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Heleophryne[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Hewitt’s ghost frog[11] and Hewitt’s African Ghost Frog[12].

Distribution

Hewitt's ghost frog is endemic to South Africa[7].

Identifiers

Hewitt's ghost frog's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 24468[14]. Hewitt's ghost frog's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 313489[15]. Hewitt's ghost frog's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2428944[16]. Hewitt's ghost frog's ITIS TSN is recorded as 662332[17].

Why It Matters

Hewitt's ghost frog ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id 62315
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
    Endemic to South Africa
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6018]]: 62315, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270952|batch #270952]]"
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