What family does Ptychadena oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849) belong to?

Ptychadena oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849) (Ptychadena oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849)) belongs to the family Ptychadenidae, order Anura, in the kingdom Animalia. You can identify it offline using the iNature app.

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How to Identify Ptychadena oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849) | Species ID Guide

Q: How to identify Ptychadena oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849)?

Ptychadena oxyrhynchus, the South African sharp-nosed frog, is a widespread African frog in the family Ptychadenidae.

About Ptychadena oxyrhynchus (Smith, 1849)

Taxonomy and Common Name

Ptychadena oxyrhynchus, commonly called the South African sharp-nosed frog, is a frog species that belongs to the family Ptychadenidae.

Confirmed Distribution

This species has been recorded in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Unconfirmed Presence Locations

Its presence is unconfirmed in Burkina Faso, Burundi, Niger, Rwanda, and Sudan.

Natural Habitats

Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, heavily degraded former forest, and canals and ditches.