Xenopus longipes

(Loumont & Kobel, 1991)

Vernacular names
English : Lake Oku clawed frog
French : Xénope du Lac Oku

Classification
Class : Amphibia
Order : Anura
Family : Pipidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Small aquatic frog reaching 3.6 cm in length. Body is flattened, small head with large upward-pointing eyes. Long limbs with claws on hindlimbs. Coloration is orange-brown with dark mottling on back. Underside is light yellowish-white.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in western Africa and is endemic to Lake Oku, located on Mount Oku, in extreme north-west Cameroon, not far from Nigerian border. Lives in shallow montane lake surrounded by primary rainforest.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species only occurs in a 2 sq km lake with the risk of predation from introduced fishes and pollution of waters.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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