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The western clawed frog is an aquatic species and is found in the West African rainforest belt with a range stretching from Senegal to Cameroon and eastern Zaire. It is generally considered a forest-dwelling species and inhabits slow-moving streams, but it is also found in pools and temporary ponds in the northern Guinea and Sudan savannas. [9]
Hymenochirus curtipes, also known as western dwarf clawed frog, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae. It is found in western Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjacent Republic of the Congo. [1] [3] It is likely to occur in the southernmost Central African Republic. [1]
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Western bell frog (Litoria moorei), a frog in the family Hylidae found in Southwest Australia; Western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata), a frog in the family Hylidae found in Canada and the United States; Western clawed frog (Xenopus tropicalis), a frog in the family Pipidae found in Africa; Western marsh frog (Heleioporus barycragus), a ...
Xenopus (/ ˈ z ɛ n ə p ə s / [1] [2]) (Gk., ξενος, xenos = strange, πους, pous = foot, commonly known as the clawed frog) is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty species are currently described within it.
Hymenochirus Boulenger 1896 - dwarf clawed frogs (4 species) Pipa Laurenti 1768 - Surinam toads (7 species) Pseudhymenochirus Chabanaud 1920 - Merlin's dwarf gray frog or Merlin's clawed frog (1 species)
Xenopus calcaratus, the Biafran clawed frog, is a species of frog from the genus Xenopus. It inhabits wetlands, forests and savannas in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon . It can be found in elevations of 30 to 180 m (98 to 591 ft).
Xenopus fischbergi, the Fischberg's clawed frog, is a species of frog native to Central and Western Africa. [2] It occurs in habitats such as savannas and wetlands. It can be found in elevations between 120 and 550 m (390 and 1,800 ft). It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and populations are stable.