Kivu clawed frog
| Kivu clawed frog | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Xenopus |
| Species: | X. vestitus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenopus vestitus Laurent, 1972 | |
The Kivu clawed frog (Xenopus vestitus) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and aquaculture ponds.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Xenopus vestitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58181A18398076. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58181A18398076.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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