Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986

Bittencourt-Silva Keywords., Gabriela B., 2019, A herpetological survey of western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 181) 13 (2), pp. 1-28 : 11

Xenopus pygmaeus Loumont, 1986

Bouchia Clawed Frog

Material. HILLWOOD FARM: BMNH 2018.5651–52 ( Fig. 6H), BMNH 2018.5653. Comments: Species identification was based on their relatively small size and the presence of a fourth claw. Specimens were found in a small pool formed in a car track next to a riverine forest (mushito). Recently, Wagner et al. (2013) presented the first record of Xenopus pygmaeus for Zambia, representing a significant range extension (about 1,300 km). This species belongs to the fraseri subgroup and it was previously known to have its southernmost distribution in the northern part of the DRC. The DNA barcode corroborates the morphological identification (99% sequence similarity with KF 738291).