Volcano Clawed Frog | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pipidae |
Genus: | Xenopus |
Species: | X. amieti |
Binomial name | |
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.