Volcano clawed frog
| Volcano clawed frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Xenopus |
| Species: | X. amieti
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenopus amieti Kobel, du Pasquier, Fischberg & Gloor, 1980
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The volcano clawed frog (Xenopus amieti) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, pastureland, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Xenopus amieti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58168A16929588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58168A16929588.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Xenopus
- Endemic fauna of Cameroon
- Amphibians described in 1980
- Cameroonian Highlands forests
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