Phrynobatrachus latifrons

Phrynobatrachus latifrons (common name: Ahl's river frog) is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in the West Africa from Senegal to northern Cameroon[2] (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo[1]).

Ahl's river frog

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. latifrons
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus latifrons
Ahl, 1924
Synonyms

Phrynobatrachus accraensis (Ahl, 1925)
Phrynobatrachus albolabris Deckert, 1938

Phrynobatrachus latifrons is an extremely common species. It inhabits wooded and open savanna, secondary forest, degraded former forest, agricultural areas, and inselbergs in rainforest, but avoids closed primary rainforest. It breeds in temporary ponds, puddles, and roadside ditches. There are no significant threats to this very adaptable species.[1]

Phrynobatrachus latifrons are short-lived frogs that reach sexual maturity at the age of 4–5 months and live only for further two months. Their body size is small: males grow to a snout–vent length of 14–20 mm (0.55–0.79 in) and females to 16–23 mm (0.63–0.91 in). They are characterized by moderate webbing in their toes, absence of eyelid spine, lack of enlarged discs of finger and toes, and a yellow throat in breeding males.[3]

References
  1. Rödel, M.-O.; Schiøtz, A. (2004). "Phrynobatrachus latifrons (errata version published in 2018)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T165364A136578520. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Phrynobatrachus latifrons Ahl, 1924". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. Zimkus, B. "Phrynobatrachus latifrons Ahl, 1924". African Amphibians Lifedesk. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.