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title: "Cape sand frog"
description: "Tomopterna delalandii — Amphibians. Delalande's sand frog (Tomopterna delalandii), also known as Delalande's frog, Cape sand frog, or striped pixie, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cape-sand-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Cape sand frog

> Tomopterna delalandii — Amphibians. Delalande's sand frog (Tomopterna delalandii), also known as Delalande's frog, Cape sand frog, or striped pixie, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae.

- Scientific name: *Tomopterna delalandii*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 821
- Wikidata: [Q2246888](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2246888)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25806](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25806)

## Names

- en: Cape sand frog
- nl: Delalande's sand frog

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (776)

## Summary

Delalande's sand frog (Tomopterna delalandii), also known as Delalande's frog, Cape sand frog, or striped pixie, is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae. It is endemic to western and southern South Africa and occurs in the low-lying areas of Namaqualand, Western Cape, and Eastern Cape as far east as Cape St. Francis.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delalande%27s_sand_frog

## Photo

![Cape sand frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-sand-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52955260

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cape-sand-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).