Marsabit Clawed Frog (Xenopus borealis): facts, sounds & photos

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Marsabit Clawed Frog (Xenopus borealis) lives in high-altitude grassland, freshwater habitats across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Marsabit Clawed Frog

The Marsabit clawed frog lives high up in the East African montane moorlands and forests.
You’ll find this species not just in Kenya and Tanzania, but also possibly drifting into Uganda, making it a true high-altitude specialist of southeastern Africa.
Its menu of homes reads like a wet-land checklist: subtropical grasslands, rivers, permanent and seasonal lakes, marshes, pastureland, and even tiny ponds, showing how adaptable it is to every splash of water up in the mountains.

At a glance

RangeKenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Habitathigh-altitude grassland, freshwater habitats

Dietnot documented

About the Marsabit Clawed Frog

The Marsabit clawed frog (Xenopus borealis) inhabits the upper elevations of East Africa’s montane moorlands and forests, found in Kenya, Tanzania, and possibly Uganda, and occupies subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, and ponds.

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