Xenopus wittei

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Mesobatrachia
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, Barandun, and Thiebaud, 1998, Herpetol. J., 8: 13.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Xenopus wittei . Accessed on 25 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Xenopus wittei (Least Concern) Downloaded on 25 June 2008.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Witte's Clawed Frog