Spotted rubber frog

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Spotted rubber frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Phrynomantis
Species:
P. affinis
Binomial name
Phrynomantis affinis
Boulenger, 1901

The spotted rubber frog (Phrynomantis affinis) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Zambia, possibly Botswana, possibly Tanzania, and possibly Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Phrynomantis affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T57949A18380680. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T57949A18380680.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.