Order Anura Higher classification Ptychadena | Phylum Chordata Scientific name Ptychadena anchietae Rank Species | |
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Similar Ptychadena, Frog, Mascarene grass frog, Amphibians, Ptychadena oxyrhynchus | ||
The Anchieta's ridged frog or plain grass frog (Ptychadena anchietae) is a species of frog in the Ptychadenidae family. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burundi, and possibly Rwanda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, hot deserts, arable land, rural gardens, urban areas, and ponds.