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Ptychadenidae

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Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the grassland frogs. These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAmphibia
  4. OrderAnura
  5. FamilyPtychadenidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded38,670

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
6
Family
Ptychadenidae
Collections
TCWC, ROM
Recorded in
Benin, Locality Unknown

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Anura
Image
Grenouille Ptychadena mascareniensis.JPG
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Commons category
Ptychadenidae
taxon name
Ptychadenidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Ptychadenidae
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Subfamilies and genera
  • References

Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the grassland frogs. These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ptychadenidae was previously considered to be a tribe or subfamily in the family Ranidae, but its position as a separate family is now well established.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ptychadenidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.