Ptychadena longirostris (Peters, 1870)

Snouted Grass Frog

Material: Female, NGK-Nimba 0039 (Fig. 13E).

Comments: Ptychadena longirostris was found along a forest trail with puddles of various sizes (07°32.993’N, 008°24.753’W; 425 m asl). They had a yellowish back with an ill-defined darker lateral band, stretching from the nares through eyes, tympanum, and flanks to the groin. The size of males ranged from 43.0–46.0 mm (N = 4); two females measured 50.0 and 52.5 mm (N = 2). This West African species is known to breed in puddles along forest roads (Guibé and Lamotte 1954; Rödel 2000). It preys on various insects and occasionally even aquatic food items (Konan et al. 2016).