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title: "Sharp-nosed ridged frog"
description: "Ptychadena oxyrhynchus — Anfibi. Ptychadena oxyrhynchus, commonly known as the South African sharp-nosed frog, is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/sharp-nosed-ridged-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Sharp-nosed ridged frog

> Ptychadena oxyrhynchus — Anfibi. Ptychadena oxyrhynchus, commonly known as the South African sharp-nosed frog, is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae.

- Scientific name: *Ptychadena oxyrhynchus*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfibi)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 385
- Wikidata: [Q2246341](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2246341)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25744](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25744)

## Names

- en: Sharp-nosed ridged frog
- de: Spitznasen-Springfrosch
- es: Rana de Nariz Puntiaguda
- nl: Afrikaanse graskikker

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (140), ZM (30), MZ (23), MW (12), AO (11), TZ (10), GH (7), SZ (5), ZW (4), CM (3), KE (3), UG (3)

## Summary

Ptychadena oxyrhynchus, commonly known as the South African sharp-nosed frog, is a species of frog in the family Ptychadenidae.
It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, possibly Burkina Faso, possibly Burundi, possibly Niger, possibly Rwanda, and possibly Sudan.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, moist savanna…

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

## Photo

![Sharp-nosed ridged frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/sharp-nosed-ridged-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Phindile Mboyi · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192087886

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/sharp-nosed-ridged-frog?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).