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title: "Mababe puddle frog"
description: "Phrynobatrachus mababiensis — Amphibians. Phrynobatrachus mababiensis or the Mababe puddle frog is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mababe-puddle-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mababe puddle frog

> Phrynobatrachus mababiensis — Amphibians. Phrynobatrachus mababiensis or the Mababe puddle frog is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae.

- Scientific name: *Phrynobatrachus mababiensis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 418
- Wikidata: [Q2243393](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2243393)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25369](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25369)

## Names

- en: Mababe puddle frog
- de: Mababe-Zwergpfützenfrosch

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (133), MW (33), ZM (25), ZW (20), MZ (16), TZ (7), BW (6), KE (5), SZ (3)

## Summary

Phrynobatrachus mababiensis or the Mababe puddle frog is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eswatini, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Ethiopia, possibly Sudan, and possibly Uganda.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrynobatrachus_mababiensis

## Photo

![Mababe puddle frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mababe-puddle-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: rosshawkins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141467749

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mababe-puddle-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).