Heleophryne rosei Hewitt, 1925
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Table Mountain Ghost Frog (Heleophryne rosei)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Rose's ghost frog (Heleophryne rosei), or Table Mountain ghost frog, is a species of frog in the family Heleophrynidae endemic to South Africa. It is a medium-sized species with purple or brown blotches on a pale green background and large discs on its fingers and toes. It has a very restricted range, being only known from the slopes of parts of Table Mountain. The tadpoles live in permanent streams but these are in danger of drying up because of the establishment of pine plantations. Because of its small range and changes in its habitat, this frog is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Wikipedia contributors, Rose's ghost frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:18:27.103522+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Heleophryne rosei Hewitt, 1925
- Name authority
- Hewitt, 1925
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Heleophrynidae
- Genus
- Heleophryne
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHeleophrynidae Noble, 1931
- genusHeleophryne Sclater, 1898
- speciesHeleophryne rosei Hewitt, 1925
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heleophryne. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Heleophryne depressa FitzSimons, 1946 | HeleophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleophryne purcelli Sclater, 1898 | HeleophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleophryne hewitti Boycott, 1988 | HeleophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Heleophryne regis Hewitt, 1910 | HeleophrynidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=662335 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3K4WD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.