Dimorphognathus africanus

Dimorphognathus africanus
Dimorphognathus africanus
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Petropedetidae
Genus: Dimorphognathus
Boulenger, 1906
Species: D. africanus
Binomial name
Dimorphognathus africanus
(Hallowell, 1857)

Dimorphognathus africanus is a species of frog in the Petropedetidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Dimorphognathus.[citation needed] It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, possibly Angola, possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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