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Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus (Ahl, 1925)
Nomenclature
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Family: Phrynobatrachidae Laurent, 1941
Species:
Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus (Ahl, 1925)
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Chad River Frog
Language:
English
SUMMARY
This species is presumably named for the Latin Pygmaeus, meaning dwarfish. In the late 14th centurn, Pigmei, a "member of a fabulous race of dwarfs," was described by Homer and Herodotus and said to inhabit Egypt or Ethiopia and India.