Xenopus itombwensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: Xenopus itombwensis

Name

Xenopus itombwensis Evans, Carter, Tobias, Kelley, Hanner & Tinsley 2008: 59

Type locality: "Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Kivu Province, Miki Town, 3.35679º S, 023.69011ºE, approximately 2200 m above sea level".

Holotype: MCZ A-138192.

References

• Evans, B.J., Carter, T.F., Tobias, M.L., Kelley, D.B., Hanner, R.H. & Tinsley, R.C. 2008. A new species of clawed frog (genus Xenopus) from the Itombwe Massif, Democratic Republic of the Congo: implications for DNA barcodes and biodiversity conservation. Zootaxa 1780: 55–68. Reference page. 
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Xenopus itombwensis

Vernacular names

English: Itombwe Clawed Frog