Ptychadena nilotica
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.[1][2][3]
| Ptychadena nilotica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ptychadenidae |
| Genus: | Ptychadena |
| Species: | P. nilotica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychadena nilotica (Seetzen, 1855) | |
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References
- 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.
- "Ptychadena nilotica". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- 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.
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