Xenopus itombwensis

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Xenopus itombwensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species:
X. itombwensis
Binomial name
Xenopus itombwensis
Evans, Carter, Tobias, Kelley, Hanner & Tinsley, 2008

Xenopus itombwensis is a species of frogs in the family Pipidae endemic to the Itombwe Massif of the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2017). "Xenopus itombwensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T175544A96515753. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T175544A96515753.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. A New Clawed Frog from the Itombwe Massif
  3. Wikispecies
  4. AmphibiaWeb