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Phrynobatrachus

{{Short description|Genus of amphibians}}

{{redirect|Puddle frog}}

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| image = A male and a female of Phrynobatrachus bibita.jpg

| image_caption = A male and a female of Phrynobatrachus bibita

| display_parents = 2

| parent_authority = Laurent, 1941

| taxon = Phrynobatrachus

| authority = Günther, 1862

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

| synonyms = * Phrynodon Parker, 1935

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Phrynobatrachus is a genus of Sub-Saharan frogs that form the monogeneric family Phrynobatrachidae. Their common name is puddle frogs, dwarf puddle frogs, African puddle frogs, or African river frogs.{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Phrynobatrachidae |title=Phrynobatrachidae Laurent, 1941 |last=Frost |first=Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=10 May 2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Phrynobatrachidae.shtml |title=Phrynobatrachidae |year=2014 |work=AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application] |publisher=Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb |access-date=10 May 2014}}{{cite journal| last1=Blackburn |first1=D. C. |last2=Wake |first2=D. B.| title=Class Amphibia Gray, 1825. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness | journal=Zootaxa| volume=3148| year=2011| pages=39–55|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3148.1.8 | url=http://mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/zt03148p055.pdf}}{{cite book|title=Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles |edition=4th |first1=Laurie J.|last1= Vitt|first2=Janalee P. |last2=Caldwell|publisher=Academic Press|year=2014|page=507}}

The common name, puddle frog, refers to the fact that many species breed in temporary waterbodies such as puddles.

Phrynobatrachus are among the most common amphibians in Africa. They are typically small (mostly less than {{convert|30|mm|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=http://africanamphibians.lifedesks.org/pages/25871 |title=Phrynobatrachus Günther, 1862 |last=Zimkus |first=B. |work=African Amphibians Lifedesk |access-date=10 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006222602/http://africanamphibians.lifedesks.org/pages/25871 |archive-date=6 October 2011 |url-status=dead }}), fast-moving frogs. They occupy a variety of habitats from dry savannas to rainforests. Most species deposit many small eggs as a surface clutch in standing or slowly moving water and have {{Linktext|exotrophic}} tadpoles.

Taxonomy

Phrynobatrachidae has earlier been considered as a subfamily of Ranidae, but its recognition as a family is now well-established. It is probably most closely related to Petropedetidae and Pyxicephalidae or Ptychadenidae.

This large genus may be further divided into three major clades. These clades could be treated as different genera, but this arrangement is not yet in use.

Species

There are currently 96 species in this genus:{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Phrynobatrachidae/Phrynobatrachus |title=Phrynobatrachus Günther, 1862 |last=Frost |first=Darrel R. |year=2022 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=28 July 2022}}

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Category:Amphibians of Sub-Saharan Africa

Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther

Category:Amphibian genera

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot