Uganda Clawed Frog
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Xenopus ruwenzoriensis Tymowska & Fischberg, 1973 |
The Uganda Clawed Frog (Xenopus ruwenzoriensis) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is found in Uganda and possibly Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Tinsley, R., Measey, J., Howell, K. & Beier, M. 2004. Xenopus ruwenzoriensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.