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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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{{Taxobox
| name = Kivu Clawed Frog
| image =
| image =
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |date=2013 |title=''Xenopus vestitus'' |volume=2013 |page=e.T58181A18398076 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58181A18398076.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| genus = Xenopus
| classis = [[Amphibia]]
| species = vestitus
| authority = Laurent, 1972
| ordo = [[Frog|Anura]]
| familia = [[Pipidae]]
| synonyms =
}}
| genus = ''[[Xenopus]]''

| species = '''''X. vestitus'''''
The '''Kivu clawed frog''' ('''''Xenopus vestitus''''') is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Pipidae]] found in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Rwanda]], and [[Uganda]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s, subtropical or tropical high-altitude [[grassland]], [[river]]s, [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[lake]]s, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater [[marsh]]es, intermittent freshwater marshes, [[arable land]], pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, [[pond]]s, and aquaculture ponds.<ref name="iucn status 16 November 2021" />
| binomial = ''Xenopus vestitus''
| binomial_authority = Laurent, 1972
| synonyms = }}
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 [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s, subtropical or tropical high-altitude [[grassland]], [[river]]s, [[swamp]]s, freshwater [[lake]]s, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater [[marsh]]es, intermittent freshwater marshes, [[arable land]], pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, [[pond]]s, and aquaculture ponds.


==References==
==References==
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* Tinsley, R., Measey, J. & Howell, K. 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/58181/all Xenopus vestitus]. [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 23 July 2007.

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Latest revision as of 12:38, 14 January 2023

Kivu clawed frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Pipidae found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and aquaculture ponds.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Xenopus vestitus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58181A18398076. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58181A18398076.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.