Phrynobatrachus asper

Phrynobatrachus asper is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Itombwe Mountains in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] This little known species occurs in swamps in montane forest above 2,400 m (7,900 ft) above sea level.[1]

Phrynobatrachus asper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. asper
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus asper
Laurent, 1951

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2017. Phrynobatrachus asper. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T58094A16941633. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T58094A16941633.en. Downloaded on 29 September 2017.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Phrynobatrachus asper Laurent, 1951". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 29 April 2016.


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