Kivu Clawed Frog

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Kivu Clawed Frog
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Pipidae Genus: Xenopus Species: X. vestitus
Binomial name
Xenopus vestitus Laurent, 1972

The Kivu Clawed Frog (Xenopus vestitus) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. 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 aquaculture ponds.

[edit] Source

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