Phrynobatrachus is a genus of Sub-Saharan frogs that form the monogeneric family Phrynobatrachidae. Their common name is puddle frogs, dwarf puddle frogs, African puddle frogs, or African river frogs. The common name, puddle frog, refers to the fact that many species breed in temporary waterbodies such as puddles. Phrynobatrachus are among the most common amphibians in Africa. They are typically small (mostly less than ), fast-moving frogs. They occupy a variety of habitats from dry savannas to rainforests. Most species deposit many small eggs as a surface clutch in standing or slowly moving water and have exotrophic tadpoles. Taxonomy Phrynobatrachidae has earlier been considered as a subfamily of Ranidae, but its recognition as a family is now well-established. It is probably most closely related to Petropedetidae and Pyxicephalidae or Ptychadenidae. This large genus may be further divided into three major clades. These clades could be treated as different genera, but this arrangement is not yet in use. Species There are currently 96 species in this genus: Phrynobatrachus acridoides (Cope, 1867) Phrynobatrachus acutirostris Nieden, 1912 Phrynobatrachus afiabirago Ofori-Boateng, Leaché, Obeng-Kankam, Kouamé, Hillers & Rödel, 2018 Phrynobatrachus africanus (Hallowell, 1858) Phrynobatrachus albifer (Ahl, 1924) Phrynobatrachus albomarginatus De Witte, 1933 Phrynobatrachus alleni Parker, 1936 Phrynobatrachus ambanguluensis Greenwood, Loader, Lawson, Greenbaum, and Zimkus, 2020 Phrynobatrachus amieti Nečas, Dolinay, Zimkus, and Gvoždík, 2021 Phrynobatrachus annulatus Perret, 1966 Phrynobatrachus anotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959 Phrynobatrachus arcanus Gvoždík, Nečas, Dolinay, Zimkus, Schmitz, and Fokam, 2020 Phrynobatrachus asper Laurent, 1951 Phrynobatrachus auritus Boulenger, 1900 Phrynobatrachus batesii (Boulenger, 1906) Phrynobatrachus bequaerti (Barbour and Loveridge, 1929) Phrynobatrachus bibita Goutte, Reyes-Velasco, and Boissinot, 2019 Phrynobatrachus breviceps Pickersgill, 2007 Phrynobatrachus brevipalmatus (Ahl, 1925) Phrynobatrachus brongersmai Parker, 1936 Phrynobatrachus bullans Crutsinger, Pickersgill, Channing, and Moyer, 2004 Phrynobatrachus calcaratus (Peters, 1863) Phrynobatrachus chukuchuku Zimkus, 2009 Phrynobatrachus congicus (Ahl, 1925) Phrynobatrachus cornutus (Boulenger, 1906) Phrynobatrachus cricogaster Perret, 1957 Phrynobatrachus cryptotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959 Phrynobatrachus dalcqi Laurent, 1952 Phrynobatrachus danko Blackburn, 2010 Phrynobatrachus dendrobates (Boulenger, 1919) Phrynobatrachus discogularis Pickersgill, Zimkus, and Raw, 2017 Phrynobatrachus dispar (Peters, 1870) Phrynobatrachus elberti (Ahl, 1925) Phrynobatrachus francisci Boulenger, 1912 Phrynobatrachus fraterculus (Chabanaud, 1921) Phrynobatrachus gastoni Barbour and Loveridge, 1928 Phrynobatrachus ghanensis Schiøtz, 1964 Phrynobatrachus giorgii De Witte, 1921 Phrynobatrachus graueri (Nieden, 1911) Phrynobatrachus guineensis Guibé and Lamotte, 1962 Phrynobatrachus gutturosus (Chabanaud, 1921) Phrynobatrachus hieroglyphicus Rödel, Ohler, and Hillers, 2010 Phrynobatrachus horsti Rödel, Burger, Zassi-Boufou, Emmrich, Penner, and Barej, 2015 Phrynobatrachus hylaios Perret, 1959 Phrynobatrachus inexpectatus Largen, 2001 Phrynobatrachus intermedius