Kivu Clawed Frog | |
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Conservation status | |
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.