Ptychadena retropunctata
| Ptychadena retropunctata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ptychadenidae |
| Genus: | Ptychadena |
| Species: | P. retropunctata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychadena retropunctata (Angel, 1949) | |
Ptychadena retropunctata is a species of frog in the Ptychadenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and possibly Ivory Coast. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sources
- Rödel, M.-O. & Schiøtz, A. 2004. Ptychadena retropunctata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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