{{Short description|Species of amphibian}} {{Speciesbox | name = Common sand frog | image = Tomopterna cryptotis.jpeg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2016 |title=''Tomopterna cryptotis'' |volume=2016 |article-number=e.T21136111A3073604 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T21136111A3073604.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref> | taxon = Tomopterna cryptotis | authority = (Boulenger, 1907) | synonyms = }}

The '''common sand frog''' ('''''Tomopterna cryptotis''''') is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae It is found in dryer (xeric) regions in sub-Saharan Africa. However, it is likely a cryptic species complex, and the distribution of the nominal ''Tomopterna cryptotis'' is poorly known.<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Pyxicephalidae/Cacosterninae/Tomopterna/Tomopterna-cryptotis |title=''Tomopterna cryptotis'' (Boulenger, 1907) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2014 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=4 March 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" />

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.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" />

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Category:Tomopterna Category:Frogs of Africa Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Category:Amphibians described in 1907 Category:Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger

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