Marbled sand frog

The marbled sand frog (Tomopterna marmorata) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae that is native to East and southern Africa.

Marbled sand frog

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pyxicephalidae
Genus: Tomopterna
Species:
T. marmorata
Binomial name
Tomopterna marmorata
(Peters, 1854)

Range

It is found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and possibly Namibia, Swaziland, and Tanzania.

Habitat

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, rivers, intermittent rivers, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, and ponds.

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Tomopterna marmorata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58778A3074094. Retrieved 11 July 2020.


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