Aubria subsigillata
| Brown ball frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pyxicephalidae |
| Genus: | Aubria |
| Species: | A. subsigillata |
| Binomial name | |
| Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Aubria subsigillata, commonly known as the brown ball frog or the West African brown frog, is a species of frog belonging to the family Pyxicephalidae. It has a discontinuous distribution from Guinea through Liberia and Ivory Coast, and from Nigeria to Cameroon, and Equatorial Guinea to Gabon (with, at least apparently, a gap in Togo and Benin).[2] Some sources recognize Aubria occidentalis as a valid species.[3][4]
Its natural habitats are swamps or along small streams in lowland rainforests, gallery forests, and degraded secondary habitats (farm bush) in the forest zone.[1]
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Aubria subsigillata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2013: e.T58233A18403999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58233A18403999.en.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Aubria subsigillata (Duméril, 1856)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ "Aubria occidentalis". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Aubria occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2013: e.T58232A18403861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58232A18403861.en.
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