Hildebrandtia (frog)

Hildebrandtia
Hildebrandtia ornata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ptychadenidae
Genus: Hildebrandtia
Nieden, 1907
Type species
Pyxicephalus ornatus
Peters, 1878

Hildebrandtia is a genus of frogs in the family Ptychadenidae.[1][2][3][4] They are distributed in tropical and subtropical Sub-Saharan Africa. The common name of this genus is Hildebrandt's burrowing frogs or ornate frogs.[1] The genus name honours Johann Maria Hildebrandt, a German botanist and explorer.[5]

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  4. ^ "Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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