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This is a list of the amphibian species recorded in Ghana. There are 80 amphibian species in Ghana , of which 2 are critically endangered, 6 are endangered, 4 are vulnerable and 10 are near-threatened.
Phrynobatrachus ghanensis, or the Ghana river frog, is a species of frogs in the family Petropedetidae. It is found in southern Ghana ( type locality , the Kakum National Park , and Bobiri ) and southeastern Ivory Coast .
Kassina arboricola, sometimes known as the Ivory Coast running frog, is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. [1] [2] It is found in southwestern Ghana and westward to south-central Ivory Coast. [2] It occurs in secondary forests and forest edges, and to very limited extent, degraded former forest (farm bush).
Phrynobatrachus tokba is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. [1] [2] [3] It is found in West Africa from Ghana westward to Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, [1] [3] and Guinea-Bissau. [2]
Phrynobatrachus latifrons are short-lived frogs that reach sexual maturity at the age of 4–5 months and live only for further two months. [5] Their body size is small: males grow to a snout–vent length of 14–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) and females to 16–23 mm (0.6–0.9 in).
Ghana has a high degree of butterfly endemism where more than 20 species are classified endemic or near-endemic. [4] Ghana is home to 84 known amphibian species: 78 frogs, 5 toads and caecilians. [4] Threatened species recorded in Ghana include four species of marine turtles and three species of crocodiles. [4]
Location of Ghana. Ghana is a unitary presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the subregion of West Africa.A multicultural nation, Ghana has a population of approximately 27 million, spanning a variety of ethnic, linguistic and religious groups. [1]
Hyperolius bobirensis is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Ghana. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.