Xenopus wittei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Mesobatrachia
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura Subordo: Mesobatrachia

Familia: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: Xenopus wittei

Name

Xenopus wittei Tinsley, Kobel & Fischberg, 1979

Type locality: "Chelima Forest (waterhole alongside Kabale---Rutenga road), Kigezi District, S.W. Uganda; alt. 2200 m. 1° 04´ S, 29° 55´ E".

Holotype: BM 1977.2039.

Synonyms

• Xenopus wittei Tinsley, Kobel, and Fischberg, 1979
• Xenopus (Xenopus) wittei — Kobel, Barandun & Thiebaud, 1998

References

• Tinsley, Kobel, and Fischberg, 1979, J. Zool., London, 188: 73.
• Kobel, Barandun, and Thiebaud, 1998, Herpetol. J., 8: 13.
• Frost, Darrel R. 2010. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.4 (8 April, 2010). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Xenopus wittei . Accessed on 25 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Xenopus wittei (Least Concern) Downloaded on 25 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Witte's Clawed Frog