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Phrynobatrachus dispar

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Príncipe puddle frog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. dispar
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus dispar
(Peters, 1870)
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Phrynobatrachus dispar is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is known as Peters' river frog and the Príncipe puddle frog. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe. Its natural habitat is puddles in primary forest, farm bush (heavily degraded former forest), and abandoned plantations.[1] It was first described as Arthroleptis dispar by Wilhelm Peters in 1870.[2] The species is found on the island of Príncipe in areas up to 947 meters above sea level.

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Phrynobatrachus dispar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58107A18392981. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58107A18392981.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Peters, Wilhelm (1870). "Über neue Amphibien des Königlich zoologischen Museums". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin: 649.