genus
Xenopus
Xenopus is a genus in the family Pipidae. This database currently files 29 species under it.
- Species filed
- 29
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 7%
- Weight range
- 130 g
Best-known members of Xenopus
Ranked by popularity score.

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
Fraser's platanna
Xenopus fraseri
Andre's clawed frog
Xenopus andrei
How threatened is Xenopus?
3 of 29 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 3 | 100% |
All species in Xenopus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African clawed frog | Xenopus laevis | Pipidae | Least Concern | 130 g | Not recorded |
| Forest clawed frog | Xenopus tropicalis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cape platanna | Xenopus gilli | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Savanna clawed frog | Xenopus longipes | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Müller's platanna | Xenopus muelleri | Pipidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Volcano clawed frog | Xenopus amieti | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fraser's platanna | Xenopus fraseri | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Andre's clawed frog | Xenopus andrei | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Peter's platanna | Xenopus petersii | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marsabit clawed frog | Xenopus borealis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mawa clawed frog | Xenopus boumbaensis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eritrea clawed frog | Xenopus clivii | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sidamo clawed frog | Xenopus largeni | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bouchia clawed frog | Xenopus pygmaeus | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kivu clawed frog | Xenopus vestitus | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mwanza frog | Xenopus victorianus | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| De Witte's clawed frog | Xenopus wittei | Pipidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Itombwe clawed frog | Xenopus itombwensis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Uganda clawed frog | Xenopus ruwenzoriensis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lendu Plateau clawed frog | Xenopus lenduensis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bamiléké clawed frog | Xenopus eysoole | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kobel's clawed frog | Xenopus kobeli | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gabon clawed frog | Xenopus mellotropicalis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Powers clawed frog | Xenopus poweri | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| False Fraser's clawed frog | Xenopus allofraseri | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Biafran clawed frog | Xenopus calcaratus | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fischberg's clawed frog | Xenopus fischbergi | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Upland clawed frog | Xenopus parafraseri | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Cameroon clawed frog | Xenopus epitropicalis | Pipidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |