Marsabit clawed frog
| Marsabit clawed frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| 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.[1]
Distribution
The Marsabit Clawed Frog (Xenopus borealis) is an anuran that is only found in the upper elevations of the East African montane moorlands ecoregion, and in the East African montane forests ecoregion of southeastern Africa. [2]
References
- ↑ Tinsley, R., Measey, J., Howell, K. & Lötters, S. 2004. Xenopus borealis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan (2015) East African montane moorlands. Encyclopedia of Earth, NCSE, Washington DC Retrieved from http://editors.eol.org/eoearth/wiki/East_African_montane_moorlands retrieved on 29 April 2018.
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