Ptychadena nana
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| Ptychadena nana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ptychadenidae |
| Genus: | Ptychadena |
| Species: | P. nana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychadena nana | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Rana (Ptychadena) nana (Perret, 1980) | |
Ptychadena nana is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is endemic to Ethiopia.[3] It is only known with certainty from its type locality, Arussi Mountains, in the Ethiopian Highlands;[3] these mountains are also referred to as the Arsi Mountains.[1] There is uncertainty regarding reports from elsewhere (in particular, Bale Mountains), which perhaps refer to other, possibly undescribed species.[1][3] Freilich and colleagues found specimens from the Bale Mountains to be larger than "normal" Ptychadena nana, but that molecular data clustered them with other P. nana.[4] Common names Somali grassland frog and smallest grass frog have been coined for it.[1][3]
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