Phrynobatrachus plicatus
Appearance
Phrynobatrachus plicatus | |
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In Nyamebe Bepo Forest Reserve, Ashanti Region | |
In Kakum National Park Both in Ghana | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
Species: | P. plicatus
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Binomial name | |
Phrynobatrachus plicatus (Gunther, 1858)
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Synonyms | |
Phrynobatrachus aelleni Loveridge, 1955 |
Phrynobatrachus plicatus is a species of frog in the family Petropedetidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Phrynobatrachus plicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58135A18395364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58135A18395364.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.