Phrynobatrachus pakenhami
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| Phrynobatrachus pakenhami Loveridge, 1941 |
Phrynobatrachus pakenhami is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Pickersgill, M. & Howell, K. 2004. Phrynobatrachus pakenhami. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- Global Amphibians - Citations of Discovery
- Loveridge, A. 1941. New geckos (Phelsuma and Lygodactylus), snake (Leptotyphlops), and frog (Phrynobatrachus) from Pemba Island, east Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 54:175-178.
- Pakenham, R.H.W. 1983. The reptiles and amphibians of Zanzibar and Pemba islands (with a note of the freshwater fishes). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum. 177:1-40.
