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Xenopus borealis

Xenopus borealis

(Parker, 1936)

Family: Pipidae
Order: Anura
Class: Amphibia
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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The Marsabit clawed frog (Xenopus borealis) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and ponds.

Distribution: The Marsabit clawed frog is only found in the upper elevations of the East African montane moorlands eco-region, and in the East African montane forests eco-region of south-eastern Africa.

Source: Wikipedia, article Xenopus borealis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
188872908/08/2023KenyaValle del RiftZebra Plains Mara CampsPatricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Xenopus borealis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.