Phrynobatrachus giorgii

Phrynobatrachus giorgii is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to western or northern Democratic Republic of the Congo and is only known from its type locality, Yambata,^[1][2] possibly in the Province of Équateur.^[2] The specific name giorgii honours Stephano Oronzo Vicenzo de Giorgi who collected near Yambata River just before the First World War.^[3] Common names Yambata river frog and Giorgi's puddle frog have been proposed for this species.^[2]

Phrynobatrachus giorgii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Phrynobatrachidae
Genus:	Phrynobatrachus
Species:	P. giorgii
Binomial name
Phrynobatrachus giorgii de Witte, 1921

There is little specific information on ecology of this species, and even its distribution is unclear.^[1]