African dwarf frogs
Hymenochirus
The African dwarf frog is a type of aquatic frog native to parts of Equatorial Africa. It is common in the pet trade and is often mistaken for the African clawed frog, a similar-looking frog in the same family. African dwarf frogs (Hymenochirus) are also known as dwarf clawed frogs. Their common name is obtained from their place of origin and the claws on their front legs.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog
speciesHymenochirus boettgeri
Western Dwarf Clawed Frog
speciesHymenochirus curtipes
Hymenochirus boulengeri
speciesHymenochirus boulengeri
Hymenochirus feae
speciesHymenochirus feae
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 25438.