Biology:Marbled rubber frog

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Marbled rubber frog
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adult and tadpole
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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. thumb|left|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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/57950/3063281. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. A. Channing & C. Michael Hogan. 2013. Species account for Phrynomantis annectens. ed. B. Zimkus. African Amphibians Lifedesk

Wikidata ☰ Q1594376 entry