Hildebrandtia (frog)
| Hildebrandtia | |
|---|---|
| Hildebrandtia ornata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ptychadenidae |
| Genus: | Hildebrandtia Nieden, 1907 |
| Type species | |
| Pyxicephalus ornatus Peters, 1878 | |
Hildebrandtia is a genus of frogs in the family Ptychadenidae. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical Sub-Saharan Africa. The common name of this genus is Hildebrandt's burrowing frogs or ornate frogs. The genus name honours Johann Maria Hildebrandt, a German botanist and explorer.