Phrynobatrachus plicatus is a species of frog in the family Petropedetidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria.
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 |
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.