De Witte's Clawed Frog

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De Witte's Clawed Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Pipidae Genus: Xenopus Species: X. wittei
Binomial name
Xenopus wittei Tinsley, Kobel & Fischberg, 1979

The De Witte's Clawed Frog (Xenopus wittei) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, and possibly Burundi. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and canals and ditches.

[edit] Source

• Tinsley, R., Measey, J. & Howell, K. 2004. Xenopus wittei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.