Xenopus petersii Bocage, 1895
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13238919 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7E2D87A6-FF85-FFD5-D610-FDC54D4CFBCD |
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Felipe |
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Xenopus petersii Bocage, 1895 |
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Xenopus petersii Bocage, 1895 View in CoL
Peters' Clawed Frog
Material: NB757 (27); NB758 (27); NB759 (27).
Comment: This species is widespread in Angola ( Monard 1937a as X. laevis ; Ruas 1996, 2002; Baptista et al. 2018; Ceríaco et al. 2018c; Marques et al. 2018). It has been previously recorded in BNP from both tadpoles (A. Channing, pers. comm.) and adults ( Butler et al. 2019). Furman et al. (2015) consider that in Angola, X. petersii is widespread and X. poweri is restricted to southeastern Angola, but few samples from Angola were used in their analysis and this genus is worthy of a more comprehensive assessment in the country. Hamerkop ( Scopus umbretta ) and Lilac-breasted Roller ( Coracias caudatus ) were seen preying upon this species in BNP.
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