Phrynobatrachus mababiensis FitzSimons, 1932

Nomenclature and Taxonomy

Phrynobatrachus mababiensis, commonly known as the Mababe puddle frog, is a species of frog belonging to the family Phrynobatrachidae.

Confirmed Distribution

Its confirmed distribution includes Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Unconfirmed Distribution

It has possible unconfirmed presence in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda.

Shrubland and Grassland Habitat

This frog occurs most frequently in a range of habitat types: subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

Aquatic Natural Habitat

It also lives in rivers, swampland, permanent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, permanent freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Human-Altered Habitat

It can successfully inhabit human-altered environments including agricultural lands, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.