Phrynomantis somalicus

Phrynomantis somalicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Phrynomantis
Species: P. somalicus
Binomial name
Phrynomantis somalicus
(Scortecci, 1941)

Phrynomantis somalicus, the Somali rubber frog or Somali snake-necked frog, is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and possibly Kenya. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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