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Phrynobatrachus plicatus

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Phrynobatrachus plicatus
In Nyamebe Bepo Forest Reserve, Ashanti Region
In Kakum National Park
Both in Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. plicatus
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus plicatus
(Gunther, 1858)
Synonyms

Phrynobatrachus aelleni Loveridge, 1955

Phrynobatrachus plicatus is a species of frog in the family Petropedetidae. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Phrynobatrachus plicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58135A18395364. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58135A18395364.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.