Fraser's platanna
Xenopus fraseri Boulenger, 1905
Status not recordedfrogs and toads
The fraser's platanna (Xenopus fraseri) is a species in the family Pipidae, order Anura.
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Quick facts about the fraser's platanna
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- up to 5.1 cm
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivore
- Main food
- arthropods
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggs
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the fraser's platanna live?
Not recorded
Is the fraser's platanna endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the fraser's platanna classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyPipidae
- genusXenopus
- SpeciesXenopus fraseri Boulenger, 1905
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- Fraser's clawed frogEnglish
- drápatka FraserovaCzech
- Шпорцевая лягушка ФрэзераRussian
Relatives of the fraser's platanna
Other species in the same genus Xenopus.

African clawed frog
Xenopus laevis
Forest clawed frog
Xenopus tropicalis
Cape platanna
Xenopus gilli
Savanna clawed frog
Xenopus longipes

Müller's platanna
Xenopus muelleri
Volcano clawed frog
Xenopus amieti
CompareFraser's platanna vs African clawed frogFraser's platanna vs Forest clawed frogFraser's platanna vs Cape platannaFraser's platanna vs Savanna clawed frog
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What does the fraser's platanna eat?
Its recorded main food is arthropods.
What kind of animal is the fraser's platanna?
The fraser's platanna (Xenopus fraseri) belongs to the family Pipidae in the order Anura.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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