Phrynobatrachus elberti
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| Phrynobatrachus elberti | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
| Species: | P. elberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynobatrachus elberti (Ahl, 1925) | |
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Phrynobatrachus elberti is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and only known from its type locality, Bouala (originally spelled "Buala"), at 998 m (3,274 ft) above sea level on the Ouham River.[1][2][3] The specific name elberti honours Johannes Elbert, a German naturalist who visited Kamerun in 1914.[4] Common name Elbert's river frog has been coined for this species.[2][5]
Phrynobatrachus elberti is only known from the holotype collected from Bouala in the Central African Republic
