Bouchia clawed frog
| Bouchia clawed frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Xenopus |
| Species: | X. pygmaeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986 | |
The Bouchia clawed frog (Xenopus pygmaeus) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family found in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and possibly the Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forests.[1]
References
- ↑ Tinsley, R. & Measey, J. 2004. Xenopus pygmaeus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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