Evidence found
290 records across 23 countries and territories, 1909–2024.
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus · GBIF taxon key 2428920
Where has the Sharp-nosed Ridged Frog been recorded?
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus occurrence evidence comes from 290 records in 23 countries and territories, from 1909 to 2024. Most records come from Kenya.
- 290 records
- 23 places
- 48 years recorded
- Amphibia class
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Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: December.
12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
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When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19092024
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Sharp-nosed Ridged Frog has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Sharp-nosed Ridged Frog. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 68 | |
| Mozambique | 66 | |
| Ghana | 51 | |
| Angola | 23 | |
| Cameroon | 13 | |
| Tanzania | 12 | |
| South Africa | 9 | |
| Benin | 7 | |
| Zambia | 7 | |
| Nigeria | 5 | |
| Sierra Leone | 5 | |
| Burundi | 4 | |
| Malawi | 4 | |
| Uganda | 4 | |
| DR Congo | 3 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | |
| Botswana | 1 | |
| Djibouti | 1 | |
| Gabon | 1 | |
| Guinea | 1 | |
| Liberia | 1 | |
| Niger | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Ptychadenidae.
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.