Ptychadena nilotica

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Ptychadena nilotica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ptychadenidae
Genus: Ptychadena
Species:
P. nilotica
Binomial name
Ptychadena nilotica
(Seetzen, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Rana niloticaSeetzen, 1855
  • Ptychadena filwohaLargen, 1997

Ptychadena nilotica is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is found in the upper reaches of the Nile and its major tributaries in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, and possibly Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are wetlands near rivers, large lakes, swamps, and freshwater marshes and springs., as well as dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, irrigation canals and ditches. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Ptychadena nilotica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T76317558A76317932. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T76317558A76317932.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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