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Marsabit clawed frog

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Species of amphibian

Marsabit clawed frog
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: X. borealis
Binomial name
Xenopus borealis
Parker, 1936

The Marsabit clawed frog (Xenopus borealis) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and ponds.

Distribution

The Marsabit clawed frog is only found in the upper elevations of the East African montane moorlands eco-region, and in the East African montane forests eco-region of south-eastern Africa.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Xenopus borealis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T58170A18397690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T58170A18397690.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. C. Michael Hogan (2015) East African montane moorlands. Encyclopedia of Earth, NCSE, Washington DC Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/East_African_montane_moorlands retrieved on 29 April 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Xenopus borealis


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