Marbled rubber frog
Marbled rubber frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Genus: | Phrynomantis |
Species: | P. annectens
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Binomial name | |
Phrynomantis annectens Werner, 1910
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The marbled rubber frog (Phrynomantis annectens) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.
It is found in Angola, Namibia, and South Africa.
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. (Channing and Hogan. 2013)
The species is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Phrynomantis
- Amphibians described in 1910
- Microhylidae stubs