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As pets, African dwarf frogs can live peacefully among other fish in an aquarium. Their tank mates should be neither large enough to pose a predatory threat to the frogs, nor small enough to become food for the frogs themselves. They are not an especially demanding species, and can be kept in most standard aquarium setups.
African dwarf frog [1] is the common name for members of Hymenochirus, a genus of aquatic frog native to parts of Equatorial Africa. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They are common in the pet trade and are often mistaken for the African clawed frog , a similar-looking frog in the same family.
There are a wide range of frogs, salamanders and caecilians that can be kept in an aquarium. Some of these are not found in the pet trade. This is usually because they're either too big for most commercial aquariums (ex: giant salamanders), are endangered (ex: achoques), or both.
Genus Pelodytes - Parsley frog; Family Pipidae. Genus Hymenochirus - African dwarf frog; Genus Pipa; Genus Pseudhymenochirus - Merlin's dwarf gray frog; Genus Xenopus; Family Rhinophrynidae. Genus Rhinophrynus; Family Scaphiopodidae - American spadefoot toad Genus Scaphiopus; Genus Spea
Phrynobatrachus minutus occurs at the swampy margins of aquatic habitats (lakes, rivers, streams, and temporary pools) in moist grassland and forest clearings at elevations of 1,300–2,800 m (4,300–9,200 ft) above sea level, but perhaps as low as 800 m (2,600 ft).
Hymenochirus curtipes, also known as western dwarf clawed frog, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae. It is found in western Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjacent Republic of the Congo. [1] [3] It is likely to occur in the southernmost Central African Republic. [1]