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Phrynobatrachus villiersi

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Species of frog

Phrynobatrachus villiersi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species: P. villiersi
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus villiersi
Guibé, 1959

Phrynobatrachus villiersi is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in southeastern Liberia, southern Côte d'Ivoire, and southwestern Ghana. Its natural habitat is tropical primary forest. The eggs are deposited on dried-up puddles just before the rains. It is very common in suitable habitat, but threatened by habitat loss caused by agriculture, logging, and human settlement.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Phrynobatrachus villiersi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T58149A3066609. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58149A3066609.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Phrynobatrachus villiersi Guibé, 1959". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Phrynobatrachus villiersi


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