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Golden puddle frog

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Golden puddle frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Phrynobatrachidae
Genus: Phrynobatrachus
Species:
P. auritus
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus auritus
Boulenger, 1900

The golden puddle frog (Phrynobatrachus auritus) is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Angola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation.

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Phrynobatrachus auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58095A18391735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58095A18391735.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.