Ptychadena tournieri
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| Ptychadena tournieri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ptychadenidae |
| Genus: | Ptychadena |
| Species: | P. tournieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptychadena tournieri | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana (Ptychadena) tournieri Guibé and Lamotte, 1955 | |
Ptychadena tournieri is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae.[2][3][4] It is a widespread species in West Africa and found in Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Ivory Coast, as well as in Togo and Benin; it is assumed to occur in Ghana and southeastern Burkina Faso, although it has not been recorded there. On the other hand, some records may refer to other species;[1] the Amphibian Species of the World excludes Gambia and Togo from the distribution.[2] Common names Liberia grassland frog and Tournier's rocket frog are sometimes used.[2][3]
The specific name tournieri refers to Jean-Luc Tournier, who was director of the Institut Français d'Afrique Noire in Abidjan (now Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire).[5]
