Largen's clawed frog
Appearance
Largen's clawed frog | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Pipidae |
Genus: | Xenopus |
Species: | X. largeni
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Binomial name | |
Xenopus largeni Tinsley, 1995
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Largen's clawed frog or the Sidamo clawed frog (Xenopus largeni) is a species of frogs in the family Pipidae. Endemic to Ethiopia its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, freshwater marshes, arable land, and rural gardens. It is classed as endangered due to the decline of its habitat in the Ethiopian Highlands.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2014). "Xenopus largeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T58175A14696239. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T58175A14696239.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.