Xenopus wittei
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Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Mesobatrachia
Familia: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: Xenopus wittei
[edit] 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.
[edit] Synonyms
- Xenopus wittei Tinsley, Kobel, and Fischberg, 1979
- Xenopus (Xenopus) wittei — Kobel, Barandun & Thiebaud, 1998
[edit] References
- Tinsley, Kobel, and Fischberg, 1979, J. Zool., London, 188: 73.
- Kobel, Barandun, and Thiebaud, 1998, Herpetol. J., 8: 13.
- Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). 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.
[edit] Vernacular names
English: Witte's Clawed Frog
