---
title: "Red-Banded Rubber Frog"
description: "Phrynomantis bifasciatus — Amphibians. The banded rubber frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/red-banded-rubber-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Red-Banded Rubber Frog

> Phrynomantis bifasciatus — Amphibians. The banded rubber frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.

- Scientific name: *Phrynomantis bifasciatus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers), `farm` (Farm), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 958
- Wikidata: [Q2212136](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2212136)
- iNaturalist taxon: [24899](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/24899)

## Names

- en: Red-Banded Rubber Frog
- de: Zweistreifiger Wendehalsfrosch
- fr: Grenouille à bandes rouges
- nl: Roodstreepkikker

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (517), MZ (95), TZ (73), ZW (54), BW (43), NA (36), KE (24), ZM (23), MW (21), SZ (14)

## Summary

The banded rubber frog (Phrynomantis bifasciatus) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.
It is found in central and southern Africa.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches.

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

## Photo

![Red-Banded Rubber Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-banded-rubber-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kelly Abram · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/107543684

## Machine access

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