Aubria subsigillata

Brown ball frog
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Aubria
Species: A. subsigillata
Binomial name
Aubria subsigillata
(Duméril, 1856)
Synonyms[1]
  • Rana subsigillata Duméril, 1856
  • Aubrya subsigillata (incorrect spelling)
  • Phrynopsis ventrimaculata Nieden, 1908
  • Leptodactylodon ventrimaculata (Nieden, 1908)
  • Rana (Aubria) subsigillata Duméril, 1856
  • Aubria occidentalis Perret, 1995 "1994"

Aubria subsigillata, commonly known as the brown ball frog or the West African brown frog, is a species of frog belonging to the family Pyxicephalidae.[1] It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and ponds.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ↑ Amiet, J.-L., Rödel, M.-O., Ohler, A., Perret, J.-L. & Burger, M. 2004. Aubria subsigillata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.