Marsabit clawed frog
The Marsabit clawed frog (Xenopus borealis) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and ponds.[1]
| Marsabit clawed frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Xenopus |
| Species: | X. borealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenopus borealis Parker, 1936 | |
Distribution
The Marsabit clawed frog is only found in the upper elevations of the East African montane moorlands eco-region, and in the East African montane forests eco-region of south-eastern Africa.[2]
References
- IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Xenopus borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58170A18397690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58170A18397690.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- C. Michael Hogan (2015) East African montane moorlands. Encyclopedia of Earth, NCSE, Washington DC Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/East_African_montane_moorlands retrieved on 29 April 2018.
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