Ptychadena schillukorum (Werner, 1908)
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.
Figure 2; Different individuals of Ptychadena schillukorum from Aleg, Mauritania. Museum number of photographed specimens: A MNCN 42210 (SVL = 32.7 mm) B MNCN 42221 (SVL = 27.3 mm)
[photos Rafael Márquez] Sánchez-Vialas A, Calvo-Revuelta M, Márquez R (2017) Ptychadena in Mauritania and the first record of Ptychadena schillukorum. ZooKeys 673: 125-133. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.673.10265 · CC BY 4.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Schilluk ridged frog (Ptychadena schillukorum) is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae.
It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, ponds, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Schilluk ridged frog; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:22:31.279872+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ptychadena schillukorum (Werner, 1908)
- Name authority
- (Werner, 1908)
- 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 schillukorum (Werner, 1908)
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 floweri (Boulenger, 1917) (Boulenger, 1917) | synonym |
| Ptychadena frontalis Laurent, 1954 Laurent, 1954 | synonym |
| Rana floweri Boulenger, 1917 Boulenger, 1917 | synonym |
| Rana mascareniensis schillukorum Werner, 1908 Werner, 1908 | synonym |
| Abrana cotti Parker, 1931 Parker, 1931 | synonym |
| Ptychadena cotti (Parker, 1931) (Parker, 1931) | synonym |
| Rana barbouri Loveridge, 1925 Loveridge, 1925 | synonym |
| Rana cotti (Parker, 1931) (Parker, 1931) | synonym |
| Rana frontalis (Laurent, 1954) (Laurent, 1954) | synonym |
| Rana schillukorum Werner, 1908 Werner, 1908 | synonym |
| Abrana floweri (Boulenger, 1917) (Boulenger, 1917) | 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=665238 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.
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:4Q9RG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.