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Basic information
Hymenochirus boettgeri
Congo Dwarf Clawed Frog
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderFrogs
FamilyTongueless frogs
GenusHymenochirus
- Czech name
- Drápatečka Boettgerova
- English name
- Congo Dwarf Clawed Frog
- Alternative names
- Zaire Dwarf Clawed Frog
- Synonyms
- Hymenochirus boettgeri boettgeri, Hymenochirus boettgeri camerunensis, Xenopus boettgeri
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Aquatic, Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 35 mm
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Crepuscular, Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods
Reproduction and development
- Clutch size
- 80–1,047 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf4552 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3NJLL · COL26.9