Lake Victoria clawed frog

Lake Victoria clawed frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: X. victorianus
Binomial name
Xenopus victorianus
Channing & Howell, 2006
Synonyms
  • Xenopus victorianus Ahl, 1924
  • Xenopus laevis victorianus Loveridge, 1933
  • Xenopus victorianus Channing & Howell, 2006

The Lake Victoria clawed frog (Xenopus victorianus) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family found in the countries surrounding the rift valley lakes of eastern Africa: Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Xenopus laevis victorianus is no longer valid.[1][2][3]


References

  1. IUCN Red List
  2. Wikispecies
  3. Photo from Semuliki National Park web site
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