# Common sand frog

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The **common sand frog** (***Tomopterna cryptotis***) is a species of [frog](/source/Frog) in the family [Pyxicephalidae](/source/Pyxicephalidae) It is found in dryer ([xeric](/source/Xeric)) regions in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is likely a [cryptic species complex](/source/Cryptic_species_complex), and the distribution of the nominal *Tomopterna cryptotis* is poorly known.[1] [IUCN](/source/IUCN) list the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, and Guinea.[2]

Common sand frogs, as their name suggests, are common in suitable habitats. They inhabit areas with sandy soils along drainage lines in dry savanna, grassland and in semi-desert conditions. At higher altitudes they also inhabit montane grasslands. They breed in temporary pools, roadside puddles and oases.[2]

## References

1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). ["*Tomopterna cryptotis* (Boulenger, 1907)"](http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae/Cacosterninae/Tomopterna/Tomopterna-cryptotis). *Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0*. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 March 2014.

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "*Tomopterna cryptotis*". Vol. 2016. [doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21136111A3073604.en](https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21136111A3073604.en). Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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