Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986

Bittencourt-Silva Keywords., Gabriela B., 2019, A herpetological survey of western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 181) 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 11

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13236926

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038B5822-FF97-E02F-A5C9-8F39FDA5CC4F

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Felipe

scientific name

Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986
status

 

Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986 View in CoL

Bouchia Clawed Frog

Material. HILLWOOD FARM: BMNH 2018.5651–52 ( Fig. 6H View Fig ), BMNH 2018.5653. Comments: Species identification was based on their relatively small size and the presence of a fourth claw. Specimens were found in a small pool formed in a car track next to a riverine forest (mushito). Recently, Wagner et al. (2013) presented the first record of Xenopus pygmaeus for Zambia, representing a significant range extension (about 1,300 km). This species belongs to the fraseri subgroup and it was previously known to have its southernmost distribution in the northern part of the DRC. The DNA barcode corroborates the morphological identification (99% sequence similarity with KF 738291).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Amphibia

Order

Anura

Family

Pipidae

Genus

Xenopus

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