Species Information
Common Platanna
Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)
(SiSwati: siphata)
Southern African Red Data Status: Least Concern
International Red Data Status: Least Concern (2009) IUCN Red List
Comments: Occurs throughout the country in the highveld, middleveld, lowveld and Lubombo regions although less common in the latter two. Previously two localities were listed (Poynton 1964), currently eleven localities recorded. (R.C. Boycott, 1992)
Habitats:
Dams (man-made)
Larger rivers
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30 records, from 1982/10/13 to 2017/03/30
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