The marbled rubber frog (Phrynomantis annectens) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is native to Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.
| Marbled rubber frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Phrynomantis |
| Species: | P. annectens
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| Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910
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Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, and temperate desert. Its survival often depends on finding deeper pools in inselbergs and other rocky formations.[2]
The species is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Phrynomantis annectens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T57950A3063281. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T57950A3063281.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ A. Channing & C. Michael Hogan. 2013. Species account for Phrynomantis annectens. ed. B. Zimkus. African Amphibians Lifedesk
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