Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Ptychadenidae > Ptychadena > Ptychadena nilotica

Ptychadena nilotica (Hot Springs Grass Frog)

Synonyms: Ptychadena filwoha; Rana nilotica

Wikipedia Abstract

Ptychadena filwoha is a species of frog in the Ptychadenidae family.It is found in Ethiopia, possibly Djibouti, possibly Eritrea, and possibly Somalia.Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and freshwater springs.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Ptychadena nilotica

Attributes

Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.575 inches (4 cm)

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Awash National Park II 185922 Ethiopia      
Awash West Wildlife Reserve 440095 Ethiopia      

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Horn of Africa Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Oman, Somalia, Yemen Yes

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External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0