The De Villiers' Moss Frog (Arthroleptella villiersi) is a minute species of frog

Frog

Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

 in the Petropedetidae family, which is endemic to the Western Cape

Western Cape

The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

. At around 22 millimetre length it is one of the smallest regional species, though larger than the Micro Frog

Micro Frog

The Micro Frog is a minute species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family, in the monotypic genus Microbatrachella. At around long it is one of the smallest regional species...

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As with other Moss Frogs, they don't enter water, but females lay their eggs in damp vegetation, and the frogs hatch directly from the egg capsules. Its natural habitat

Habitat

* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...

s are mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

s, and plantation

Plantation

A plantation is a long artificially established forest, farm or estate, where crops are grown for sale, often in distant markets rather than for local on-site consumption...

s. It is threatened by habitat loss.