Phrynobatrachus villiersi

Phrynobatrachus villiersi is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in southeastern Liberia, southern Côte d'Ivoire, and southwestern Ghana.[2] 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.[1]

Phrynobatrachus villiersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. villiersi
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus villiersi
Guibé, 1959

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Phrynobatrachus villiersi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T58149A3066609. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58149A3066609.en. Downloaded on 22 July 2019.
  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.


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