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Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Republic of Guinea, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and
Zimbabwe. Suitable habitat includes temporary and permanent pools with submerged or emergent vegetation, streams and rivers, channels in swamps and marshes, gallery forests, forest clearings and open areas including savannah and shrubby areas. It generally occurs at altitudes of less than 1,800 m (6,000 ft) and is more common below 900 m (3,000 ft).
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This species has a widespread distribution over tropical and sub-tropical, sub-Saharan Africa. Its range includes Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central
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