Andre's clawed frog
| Xenopus andrei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Xenopus |
| Species: | X. andrei |
| Binomial name | |
| Xenopus andrei Loumont, 1983 | |
Andre's clawed frog (Xenopus andrei) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae. It is known with certainty only from coastal Cameroon (where its type locality, Longyi, near Kribi), northeastern Gabon, western Central African Republic, and northwestern Angola.[2] It presumably occurs in the intervening Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea.[1][2]
Its natural habitats are lowland forests where it occurs in water, in small water holes, shady swamps, and pools. It is locally harvested for food.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Xenopus andrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T58169A18397553. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Xenopus andrei Loumont, 1983". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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