The Victoria ridged frog (Ptychadena aequiplicata) is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is found in Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, possibly Angola, and possibly Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Victoria ridged frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ptychadenidae |
Genus: | Ptychadena |
Species: | P. aequiplicata
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Binomial name | |
Ptychadena aequiplicata (Werner, 1898)
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References
edit- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Ptychadena aequiplicata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T58489A18398710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T58489A18398710.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.