| Hymenochirus feae | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Hymenochirus |
| Species: | H. feae |
| Binomial name | |
| Hymenochirus feae Boulenger, 1906 | |
Hymenochirus feae, also known asGaboon dwarf clawed frog, is a species offrog in the familyPipidae. It isendemic toGabon[1][2] and is only known with certainty from itstype locality on the coast of central Gabon.[1] Thespecific namefeae honorsLeonardo Fea, an Italian explorer, zoologist, and naturalist.[3]
Hymenochirus feae presumably is ecologically similar toHymenochirus boettgeri, an aquatic frog that occurs in still, shaded water in lowland rainforest, and in pools by slow-flowing rivers. Threats to this little-known species are unknown.[1]
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