Phrynobatrachus nanus is only known from the
holotype collected from Bouala in the Central African Republic
Taxonomy
Phrynobatrachus nanus was
described by German zoologist
Ernst Ahl in 1925 as Pararthroleptis nanus based a single specimen, the
holotype.[3]Phrynobatrachus nanus is the
type species of the genus Pararthroleptis Ahl, 1925 "1923". However, the genus is currently considered a
synonym of Phrynobatrachus.[5][6]
Description
Phrynobatrachus nanus has an indistinct
tympanum. There are two metatarsal tubercles. The
dorsum is olive-brownish and has six to eight greyish flecks, about as large as the eye. The thighs have three or four bands.[7]
Ecology
There are no observations of this species after its discovery, and its ecology is essentially unknown.[1]
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^Frost, Darrel R. (2018).
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^Plath, Mirco; Herrmann, Hans-Werner & Böhme, Wolfgang (2006). "New frog species of the genus Phrynobatrachus (Anura: Phrynobatrachidae) from Mt. Nlonako, Cameroon". Journal of Herpetology. 40 (4): 486–495.
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