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Ptychadena nilotica

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Ptychadena nilotica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ptychadenidae
Genus: Ptychadena
Species:
P. nilotica
Binomial name
Ptychadena nilotica
(Seetzen, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Rana nilotica Seetzen, 1855
  • Ptychadena filwoha Largen, 1997

Ptychadena nilotica is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is found in the upper reaches of the Nile and its major tributaries in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, and possibly Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are wetlands near rivers, large lakes, swamps, and freshwater marshes and springs., as well as dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, irrigation canals and ditches.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Ptychadena nilotica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T76317558A76317932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T76317558A76317932.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Ptychadena nilotica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T76317558A76317932. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T76317558A76317932.en.
  3. ^ "Ptychadena nilotica". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Ptychadena nilotica". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Retrieved 13 June 2018.