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Andre de Villers taking measurements and photos of Xenopus laevis and Xenopus gilli at research sites in Kleinmond and Cape of Good Hope (Table Mountain National Park)

The removal of a sister species improves the status of an Endangered species

When humans change the habitat of a certain species, another species can invade the habitat of that species. This was the case when the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), which thrives in artificial water-bodies, was able to invade the habitat of the Cape platanna (Xenopus gilli) as a result of new permanent artificial water-bodies constructed in their habitat.

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