Ptychadena nilotica (Seetzen, 1855)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Ptychadena nilotica is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae. It is found in the upper reaches of the Nile and its major tributaries in Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, and possibly Djibouti, Eritrea, and Somalia. Its natural habitats are wetlands near rivers, large lakes, swamps, and freshwater marshes and springs., as well as dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, arable land, irrigation canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Ptychadena nilotica; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:21:59.576422+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptychadena nilotica (Seetzen, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Seetzen, 1855)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Ptychadenidae
- Genus
- Ptychadena
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPtychadenidae Dubois, 1987
- genusPtychadena Boulenger, 1917
- speciesPtychadena nilotica (Seetzen, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ptychadena. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ptychadena aequiplicata (Werner, 1898) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena ansorgii (Boulenger, 1905) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena baroensis Smith, Noonan & Colston, 2017 | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena bibroni (Hallowell, 1845) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena broadleyi Stevens, 1972 | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena bunoderma (Boulenger, 1907) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena christyi (Boulenger, 1919) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena keilingi (Monard, 1937) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena levenorum Smith, Noonan & Colston, 2017 | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena longirostris (Peters, 1870) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena mahnerti Perret, 1996 | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Ptychadena mascareniensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) | PtychadenidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ptychadena filwoha Largen, 1997 Largen, 1997 | synonym |
| Rana nilotica Seetzen, 1855 Seetzen, 1855 | synonym |
| Rana mascareniensis venusta Werner, 1908 Werner, 1908 | synonym |
| Rana venusta Werner, 1908 Werner, 1908 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1100750 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4Q9R5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.