Ptychadena mahnerti Perret, 1996

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Ptychadenidae > Genus: Ptychadena > Species: Ptychadena mahnerti

Ptychadena mahnerti Perret, 1996, Rev. Suisse Zool., 103: 757. Holotype: MHNG 2457.67, by original designation. Type locality: "Kenya, Kiambu district, Limuru, (01° 07′ S 36° 38′ E), marais herbeaux, 2250 m".

English Names

Mahnert's Ridged Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 304).

Highland Ridged Frog (Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 304 [alternative name]).

Mahnert's Grass Frog (Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 344).

Distribution

Mountains of Kenya north of Nairobi and south of Mount Kenya and Mount Elgon, above 2000 m.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Kenya

Endemic: Kenya

Comment

Channing and Howell, 2006, Amph. E. Afr.: 304-306, provided an account. Spawls, Wasonga, and Drewes, 2019, Amph. Kenya: 40, provided a photograph, range map, and brief characterization. Channing and Rödel, 2019, Field Guide Frogs & Other Amph. Afr.: 344–345, provided a brief account, photograph, and range map.

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