Sharp-nosed Frog
( South African sharp-nosed frog )
- Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
- IUCN Status: Least Concern
- Threat: unconfirmed
- Venom/Toxin: unconfirmed
- Trend: stable
General Information
The Sharp-nosed Frog (Ptychadena oxyrhynchus) is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae.
Distribtion & Habitat
It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burkina Faso, possibly Burundi, possibly Niger, possibly Rwanda, and possibly Sudan.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and canals and ditches.
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- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Amphibia
- Order: Anura
- Family: Ptychadenidae
- Genus: Ptychadena
