Phrynomantis microps is an African frog with many interesting adaptations to the savannah. These frogs are also called the Accra snake-necked frog. They are found across Western and Central Africa. One of its distinguishing features is the peptide secretion on its skin, which goes beyond toxicity and seems to inhibit aggressive behavior like biting and stinging from large ants. This allows Phrynomantis microps to live in humid burrows within large ant nests and termite mounds, where they are frequently found. While Phrynomantis microps feeds on similar insects such as the termite Macrotermes bellicosus, they have never been found to feed on the ants they share the nest with. These frogs are medium sized and have a bright red pelvic region. Description Phrynomantis microps are a medium sized frog that measures between 40 to 60mm as an adult. Their back as well as the pelvic region are bright red while the rest of the body is dark brown. The brightness of the red back can change to brown or even gray depending on the situation in which the frog finds itself, the pelvic region will always be the reddest part of the body. Habitat and distribution 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, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, and pastureland. Adult Phrynomantis microps live alone in burrows under the many different savannah types. Ponds formed during the rainy season are the site of mating and where the offspring Phrynomantis microps live until they are no longer tadpoles. The adult Phrynomantis microps are usually deep underground in order to be in a humid environment. Frequently these burrows are merged seamlessly with the nests of large ants, to the point where it is not clear whether the burrows were dug by the frog or are originally tunnels by the ants. There are also cases where a Phrynomantis microps have been found in scorpion burrows. Since not all tunnels in the ant burrow are large enough for Phrynomantis microps to fit, it is likely it digs its own burrow. Phrynomantis microps are found all across Western and Central Africa, from Senegal to the Central African Republic and parts of South Sudan. Several studies of Phrynomantis microps are undertaken at Comoé National Park (CNP) in the