Largen's clawed frog or the Sidamo clawed frog (''Xenopus largeni'') is a species of
frogs in the family
Pipidae
The Pipidae are a family of primitive, tongueless frogs. The 41 species in the family Pipidae are found in tropical South America (genus ''Pipa'') and sub-Saharan Africa (the three other genera).
Description
Pipid frogs are highly aquatic and ...
.
Endemic to
Ethiopia its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical moist
montane forests,
rivers, freshwater
marshes,
arable land, and rural gardens. It is classed as endangered due to the decline of its habitat in the
Ethiopian Highlands.
References
Xenopus
Amphibians of Ethiopia
Endemic fauna of Ethiopia
Amphibians described in 1995
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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