Phrynomantis is a genus of frog in the family Microhylidae.[1][2] They are also known as rubber frogs, red-marked frogs, red-marked short-headed frogs, and snake-necked frogs. The genus is found in Subsaharan Africa.[1]
| Phrynomantis | |
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| Phrynomantis microps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Phrynomerinae Noble, 1931 |
| Genus: | Phrynomantis Peters, 1867 |
| Species | |
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5 species (see text) | |
Species
editThe genus has five species.[1][2]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
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| Phrynomantis affinis Boulenger, 1901 | Red-spotted frog, northern red-spotted frog, Pweto snake-necked frog, spotted rubber frog |
| Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910 | Marbled rubber frog, red-spotted frog, red-spotted Namibia frog, red marbled frog, Cape snake-necked frog |
| Phrynomantis bifasciatus (Smith, 1847) | Two-striped frog, red-banded frog, two-banded frog, banded rubber frog, red-banded rubber frog, South African snake-necked frog |
| Phrynomantis microps Peters, 1875 | Accra snake-necked frog, red rubber frog |
| Phrynomantis somalicus (Scortecci, 1941) | Somali snake-necked frog |
References
edit- ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Phrynomantis Peters, 1867". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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