Ivory Coast Frog
| Ivory Coast Frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Genus: | Hylarana |
| Species: | H. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hylarana occidentalis Perret, 1960
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The Ivory Coast Frog (Hylarana occidentalis) is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.[1][2] It was formerly placed in the genus Amnirana[1] and still is in some taxonomic treatments.[3] It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, and possibly Nigeria. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Amnirana occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T58200A17124918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T58200A17124918.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Hylarana occidentalis Perret, 1960". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "Amnirana occidentalis (Perret, 1960)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 27 August 2025.