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title: "Micro Frog"
description: "Microbatrachella capensis — Anfíbios. The micro frog (Microbatrachella capensis), or Cape Flats frog, is a species of frog less than 2 cm (0.8 in) long in the family Pyxicephalidae, in the monotypic genus Microbatrachella."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/micro-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Micro Frog

> Microbatrachella capensis — Anfíbios. The micro frog (Microbatrachella capensis), or Cape Flats frog, is a species of frog less than 2 cm (0.8 in) long in the family Pyxicephalidae, in the monotypic genus Microbatrachella.

- Scientific name: *Microbatrachella capensis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 356
- Wikidata: [Q968209](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q968209)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25432](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25432)

## Names

- en: Micro Frog

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (331)

## Summary

The micro frog (Microbatrachella capensis), or Cape Flats frog, is a species of frog less than 2 cm (0.8 in) long in the family Pyxicephalidae, in the monotypic genus Microbatrachella. Its color varies from rufous brown with dark mottling, to tan or green, depending on the population. It is endemic to the south-western Cape area of South Africa, with a single population found on the Cape Flats of Cape Town and several populations on the eastern side of False Bay. It typically lives in wetlands in coastal fynbos habitats, but its total area of occupancy is very small, and the International Union for Conservation of…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_frog

## Photo

![Micro Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/micro-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: flamelily · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/133214974

## Machine access

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