Volcano Clawed Frog
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Xenopus amieti Kobel, du Pasquier, Fischberg & Gloor, 1980 |
The Volcano Clawed Frog (Xenopus amieti) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, pastureland, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- Tinsley, R. & Measey, J. 2004. Xenopus amieti. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.