Kivu Clawed Frog

Taxobox
name = Kivu Clawed Frog


status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Pipidae
genus = "Xenopus"
species = "X. vestitus"
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 habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, arable land, pastureland, rural gardens, water storage areas, ponds, and aquaculture ponds.

References

* 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.