Ptychadenidae
Family of amphibians in Sub-Saharan Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae, see Grassland forest tree frog.
Ptychadenidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the grassland frogs.[1][2] These frogs occur in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Ptychadenidae | |
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Ptychadena mascareniensis | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Clade: | Ranoidea |
Family: | Ptychadenidae Dubois, 1987 |
Genera | |
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Ptychadenidae was previously considered to be a tribe or subfamily in the family Ranidae, but its position as a separate family is now well established.[1][2][3]