Lake Oku clawed frog: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 25: | Line 25: | ||
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Cameroon]]. |
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Cameroon]]. |
||
Its natural [[habitat]] is |
Its natural [[habitat]] is Lake Oku. |
||
==Source== |
==Source== |
||
Revision as of 16:30, 11 November 2009
| Lake Oku Clawed Frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | X. longipes
|
| Binomial name | |
| Xenopus longipes Loumont & Kobel, 1991
| |
The Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes) is a species of frog in the Pipidae family. It is a small brown frog, with claws on the end of its four webbed feet. It is a very fast frog, and is quick to realize danger.
Where Does it Live?
The Lake Oku Clawed Frog lives exclusively in Lake Oku, which is a very small lake, located in central Cameroon. There is a high chance that a fish species will be introduced to this mountain lake, and that would affect the numbers of the critically endangered amphibian greatly.
What is Being Done to Help?
There have been few conservation missions to help this rare amphibian. Some have tried to take them out of their home country of Cameroon, but have failed due to strict quarantine rules. They are also not allowed to be introduced to any foreign lakes or waterways, because it may negatively affect the balance of life.
A conservation programme, called the Amphibian ARK, is trying to saveguard this species for future generations. The Antwerp ZOO in Belgium is the first to do research on the Lake Oku clawed frog within this programme.
It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is Lake Oku.
Source
- Tinsley, R. & Measey, J. 2004. Xenopus longipes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
 | This amphibian-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |