Golden puddle frog
| Phrynobatrachus auritus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
| Species: | P. auritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynobatrachus auritus Boulenger, 1900 | |
Golden puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus auritus) is a species of frog in the Phrynobatrachidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation.
References
- Amiet, J.-L., Burger, M. & Howell, K. 2004. Phrynobatrachus auritus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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