Ptychadena taenioscelis

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Ptychadena taenioscelis
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Ranidae Genus: Ptychadena Species: P. taenioscelis
Binomial name
Ptychadena taenioscelis Laurent, 1954

Ptychadena taenioscelis is a species of frog in the Ranidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, possibly Burundi, possibly Uganda, and possibly Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and canals and ditches.

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• Poynton, J.C., Channing, A., Minter, L., Howell, K., Burger, M. & Lötters, S. 2004. Ptychadena taenioscelis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.