Phrynobatrachus mababiensis
| Phrynobatrachus mababiensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
| Species: | P. mababiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932 | |
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis or Mababe puddle frog is a species of frog in the Phrynobatrachidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Ethiopia, possibly Sudan, and possibly Uganda.
Habitat
It is found most commonly in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes.
It is able to survive in agricultural lands, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.[1]
Conservation status
The Mababe puddle frog is a common and widespread species an adaptable species. There are no reports of it being harvested and is not facing any significant threats.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Phrynobatrachus mababiensis". Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- Pickersgill, M., Channing, A., Poynton, J.C. & Lötters, S. 2004. Phrynobatrachus mababiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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