Ptychadena longirostris is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone, and in possibly in Benin, Senegal, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, intermittent freshwater marshes, and canals and ditches. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ptychadena longirostris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ptychadenidae |
Genus: | Ptychadena |
Species: | P. longirostris
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Binomial name | |
Ptychadena longirostris (Peters, 1870)
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Ptychadena longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58507A18400287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58507A18400287.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.