Hildebrandtia ornatissima

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Hildebrandtia ornatissima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ptychadenidae
Genus: Hildebrandtia
Species:
H. ornatissima
Binomial name
Hildebrandtia ornatissima
(Bocage, 1879)

Hildebrandtia ornatissima is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is endemic to Angola. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group.; South African Frog Re-assessment Group; et al. (SA-FRoG) (2017). "Hildebrandtia ornatissima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T58297A77161135. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T58297A77161135.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.