Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus
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| Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Phrynobatrachidae |
| Genus: | Phrynobatrachus |
| Species: | P. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus (Ahl, 1925) | |
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Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus 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 Chad river frog has been coined for this species.[2][4] This name presumably reflects the earlier assumption that the type locality was in Chad, into which the Ouham River flows.[3]
Presumably, this species is named for the Latin pygmaeus, meaning "dwarfish".[4]
Taxonomy
Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus was described by German zoologist Ernst Ahl in 1925 based a single specimen, the holotype.[3] Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus is the type species of the genus Micrarthroleptis erected in 1938 by Kurt Deckert. However, the genus is currently considered a synonym of Phrynobatrachus.[5][6]