Eritrea clawed frog
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| Species: | X. clivii
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| Xenopus clivii Peracca, 1898
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The Eritrea Clawed Frog or Peracca's Clawed Frog (Xenopus clivii) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family.
Geographic range
It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes.
Conservation status
It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Measey, J., Tinsley, R. & Largen, M. 2004. Xenopus clivii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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