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Xenopus mellotropicalis

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Species of frog

Xenopus mellotropicalis
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. mellotropicalis
Binomial name
Xenopus mellotropicalis
Evans, Carter, Greenbaum, Gvozdík, Kelley, McLaughlin, Pauwels, Portik, Stanley et al., 2015

Xenopus mellotropicalis, the Cameroon clawed frog, is a species of frog from the genus Xenopus. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and populations are currently stable. It inhabits forests and wetlands in Central and West African countries which includes Gabon, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Congo. Its presence is unclear in countries such as Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Central African Republic. It has been recorded in elevations from 75 to 628 m (246 to 2,060 ft).

References

  1. "Xenopus mellotropicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T89257078A97018775. 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T89257078A97018775.en.
  2. ^ "Xenopus mellotropicalis Evans, Carter, Greenbaum, Gvozdik, Kelley, McLaughlin, Pauwels, Portik, Stanley, Tinsley, Tobias, and Blackburn, 2015". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org.
Taxon identifiers
Xenopus mellotropicalis
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