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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.
Hymenochirus boettgeri, also known as the Zaire dwarf clawed frog [2] or the Congo dwarf clawed frog, [1] is a species of frog in the family Pipidae.It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and east to the Central African Republic and to eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Hymenochirus Boulenger 1896 - dwarf clawed frogs (4 species) Pipa Laurenti 1768 - Surinam toads (7 species) Pseudhymenochirus Chabanaud 1920 - Merlin's dwarf gray frog or Merlin's clawed frog (1 species) Xenopus Wagler 1827 - clawed frogs (29 species) [8] Subgenus Wagler 1827 - common clawed frogs; Subgenus Gray 1864 - tropical clawed frogs
The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae. Its name is derived from the short black claws on its feet. The word Xenopus means 'strange foot' and laevis means 'smooth'.
African dwarf frogs - (Hymenochirus sp.) Merlin's dwarf frog - (Pseudhymenochirus merlini) African clawed frogs - (Xenopus sp.) Surinam toads- (Pipa sp.)
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Dwarf frog may refer to: African dwarf frog (Hymenochirus), a genus of frogs native to Africa; Beddome's dwarf wrinkled frog (Nyctibatrachus beddomii), a frog in the family Nyctibatrachidae endemic to southern Western Ghats, India; Colorado dwarf frog (Engystomops coloradorum), a frog in the family Leptodactylidae endemic to Ecuador
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