Phrynobatrachus cryptotis

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Phrynobatrachus cryptotis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. cryptotis
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus cryptotis
Schmidt & Inger, 1959

Phrynobatrachus cryptotis is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, moist savanna, rivers, swampland, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Phrynobatrachus cryptotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T58104A18392769. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T58104A18392769.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.