Phrynobatrachus nanus
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| Phrynobatrachus nanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
| Species: | P. nanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynobatrachus nanus (Ahl, 1925) | |
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Phrynobatrachus nanus is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and is 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] Common name Buala river frog has been coined for this species.[2][4]
Phrynobatrachus nanus is only known from the holotype collected from Bouala in the Central African Republic
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]