Lightfoot's moss frog

species of amphibian
Taxon taxon Q2243808
Lightfoot's moss frog
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Lightfoot's moss frog

Summary

Lightfoot's moss frog is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #1,629 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lightfoot's moss frog's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog belongs to the parent taxon Arthroleptella[6].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog is endemic to South Africa[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lightfoot's moss frog is Arthroleptella lightfooti[8].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog's Commons category is recorded as Arthroleptella lightfooti[9].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog's original combination is recorded as Arthroleptis lightfooti[10].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog's short name is recorded as A. lightfooti[11].
  • Lightfoot's moss frog is commonly known as Lightfoot’s Moss Frog[12].

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Classification

Lightfoot's moss frog's scientific name is Arthroleptella lightfooti[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Arthroleptella[6]. It is commonly known as Lightfoot’s Moss Frog[12].

Distribution

Lightfoot's moss frog is endemic to South Africa[7].

Identifiers

Lightfoot's moss frog's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 25324[13]. Lightfoot's moss frog's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 150245[14]. Lightfoot's moss frog's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 331978[15]. Lightfoot's moss frog's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2429930[16]. Lightfoot's moss frog's ITIS TSN is recorded as 664741[17].

Why It Matters

Lightfoot's moss frog ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 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 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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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. 7d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Endemic to South Africa
    Aliases
    Parent taxon Arthroleptella
    Original combination Arthroleptis lightfooti
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