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

Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986

Bouchia Clawed Frog

Material. HILLWOOD FARM: BMNH 2018.5651–52 ( Fig. 6H ), 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).

Figures

Fig. 6. Amphibians of western Zambia. (A) Phrynobatrachus cf. parvulus (BMNH 2018.5889), (B) Phrynobatrachus natalensis (BMNH 2018.5838), (C) Phrynobatrachus natalensis (BMNH 2018.5842), (D) Phrynobatrachus sp. 1 (BMNH 2018.5867), (E) Phrynobatrachus sp. 1 (BMNH 2018.5861), (F) Phrynobatrachus sp. 1 (BMNH 2018.5869), (G) Xenopus poweri (BMNH 2018.5659), (H) Xenopus pygmaeus, (I) Ptychadena anchietae (BMNH 2018.5730), (J) Ptychadena cf. mossambica (BMNH 2018.5759), (K) Ptychadena porosissima (BMNH 2018.5766), (L) Ptychadena porosissima (BMNH 2018.5769), (M) Ptychadena porosissima (BMNH 2018.5770), (N) Ptychadena taenioscelis (BMNH 2018.5785), (O) Amietia chapini (BMNH 2018.5664), (P) Pyxicephalus cf. adspersus (BMNH 2018.5791), (Q) Tomopterna sp. (BMNH 2018.5797), (R) Chiromantis xerampelina (BMNH 2018.5798).