Added 22 January 2023.
The subfamily Dactylethrinae contains 3 genera and 34 species, all found in sub-Saharan Africa. Two species are regularly seen in captivity.
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Genus |
Common Name |
No. of species |
Distribution |
Notes |
|
Hymenochirus |
Dwarf Clawed Frogs |
4 |
Equatorial Africa |
|
|
Pseudohymenochirus |
Merlin's Dwarf Grey Frog, Merlin's Clawed Frog |
1 |
S Guinea-Bissau, W Guinea, S Sierra Leone |
|
|
Xenopus |
Clawed Frogs |
29 |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
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