Xenopus wittei

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 wittei

Name

Xenopus wittei Tinsley, Kobel & Fischberg, 1979

Type locality: "Chelima Forest (waterhole alongside Kabale---Rutenga road), Kigezi District, S.W. Uganda; alt. 2200 m. 1° 04´ S, 29° 55´ E".

Holotype: BM 1977.2039.

Synonyms

• Xenopus wittei Tinsley, Kobel, and Fischberg, 1979
• Xenopus (Xenopus) wittei — Kobel, Barandun & Thiebaud, 1998

References

• Tinsley, Kobel, and Fischberg, 1979, J. Zool., London, 188: 73.
• Kobel, H.R., Barandun, B. & Thiebaud, C.H. 1998. Mitochondrial rDNA phylogeny of Xenopus. Herpetological Journal 8: 13–17. Reference page. : 13.
• Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Xenopus wittei . Accessed on 25 June 2008.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Xenopus wittei  (Least Concern) Downloaded on 25 June 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Witte's Clawed Frog