Marbled rubber frog

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Marbled rubber frog
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adult and tadpole
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Phrynomantis
Species:
P. annectens
Binomial name
Phrynomantis annectens
Werner, 1910

The marbled rubber frog (Phrynomantis annectens) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is native to 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. [2]

The species is threatened by habitat loss.

Breeding habitat near Aggeneys, Northern Cape Phrynomantis annectens 118418786.jpg
Breeding habitat near Aggeneys, Northern Cape

References

  1. 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.
  2. A. Channing & C. Michael Hogan. 2013. Species account for Phrynomantis annectens. ed. B. Zimkus. African Amphibians Lifedesk