''Phrynobatrachus mababiensis'' or the Mababe puddle frog is a species of
frog in the family
Phrynobatrachidae.
It is found in
Angola,
Botswana,
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Eswatini
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,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa,
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe, possibly
Ethiopia, possibly
Sudan
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, and possibly
Uganda.
Habitat
It is found most commonly in
subtropical or tropical dry shrubland,
subtropical or tropical moist shrubland,
subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland
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, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland,
rivers,
swampland, freshwater
lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater
marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes.
It is able to survive in agricultural lands, rural gardens, water storage areas,
ponds, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and
canals and ditches.
Conservation status
The Mababe puddle frog is a common and widespread species an adaptable species.
There are no reports of it being harvested and is not facing any significant threats.
References
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mababiensis
Frogs of Africa
Amphibians of Angola
Amphibians of Botswana
Amphibians of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Amphibians of Eswatini
Amphibians of Kenya
Amphibians of Malawi
Amphibians of Mozambique
Amphibians of Namibia
Amphibians of South Africa
Amphibians of Tanzania
Amphibians of Zambia
Amphibians of Zimbabwe
Amphibians described in 1932
Taxa named by Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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