Phrynobatrachus asper
Phrynobatrachus asper | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
Species: | P. asper
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Binomial name | |
Phrynobatrachus asper Laurent, 1951
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Phrynobatrachus asper is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Itombwe Mountains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] This little known species occurs in swamps in montane forest above 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Phrynobatrachus asper". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T58094A16941633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T58094A16941633.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Phrynobatrachus asper Laurent, 1951". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Phrynobatrachus
- Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Taxa named by Raymond Laurent
- Amphibians described in 1951
- Amphibian stubs