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Moonlight Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo selenophos)

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There is currently no photograph available for this species.

Find the Moonlight Mountain Toadlet in the FBIS database (Freshwater Biodiversity Information System) here.

Family Bufonidae

MOONLIGHT MOUNTAIN TOADLET – Capensibufo selenophos

Channing et al., 2017

Habitat

Capensibufo selenophos inhabits pristine mountain fynbos. Known only from Akkedis Mountain, Kleinrivier Mountains and from Kogelberg, Western Cape.

Behaviour

Not much is known of the life history of C. selenophos. The behaviour is likely to be similar to that of other Capensibufo species.

Status and Conservation

Unknown and data deficient. Capensibufo selenophos is likely to be threatened due to its restricted distribution.

Distribution

Capensibufo selenophos is confined to a few mountain ranges in the Western Cape.

No maps are available for this species.

Further Resources

Virtual Museum (FrogMAP > Search VM > By Scientific or Common Name)

More common names: Maanskynbergskurwepadda (Afrikaans)

Recommended citation format for this species text:

Tippett RM. Landdroskop Mountain Toadlet Capensibufo selenophos. BDI, Cape Town.
Available online at http://thebdi.org/2022/04/04/moonlight-mountain-toadlet-capensibufo-selenophos/

Ryan Tippett
Ryan Tippett
Ryan is an enthusiastic contributor to Citizen Science and has added many important and interesting records of fauna and flora. He has been a member of the Virtual Museum since 2014 and has currently submitted over 12,000 records. He is on the expert identification panel for the OdonataMAP project. Ryan is a well-qualified and experienced Field Guide, and Guide Training Instructor. He has spent the last 18 years in the guiding and tourism industries. Ryan loves imparting his passion and knowledge onto others, and it is this that drew him into guide training in particular. Something that he finds incredibly rewarding is seeing how people he's had the privilege of teaching have developed and gone on to greater things. His interests are diverse and include Dragonflies, Birding, Arachnids, Amphibians, wild flowers and succulents, free diving and experiencing big game on foot. With this range of interests, there is always likely be something special just around the corner!