[1] There is uncertainty regarding reports from elsewhere (in particular, Bale Mountains), which perhaps refer to other, possibly undescribed species.

[1][3] Freilich and colleagues found specimens from the Bale Mountains to be larger than "normal" Ptychadena nana, but that molecular data clustered them with other P.

[5][4] Skin folds on the back incomplete, often more or less extensively and irregularly fragmented.

It has been reported as locally abundant and being found near streams, in cattle grazing fields and in mosaics of cropland and other natural vegetation, and in roadside pools in rural towns and villages.

[1] In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Ptychadena nana is listed as "endangered" because of its small known range and threats to its habitat.