Xenopus muelleri

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Xenopus muelleri is a species, not a subspecies. I will put some pictures on when I manage to get some recognisable shots of them! There is a little bit of info this species here: Species of Xenopus

The frogs have lots of space, and are set up basically like X. laevis, but I was wondering if there are any specific differences for this species, or if anyone has any breeding experience with them.

Chris

Hi Chris:

AmphibiaWeb has some interesting information about X. muelleri:
AmphibiaWeb - Xenopus muelleri

Would love to see pictures of your frogs

In the wild, there are two distinct species groups: muelleri "east" and muelleri "west". Both ranges are discontinuous, meaning that the groups are geographically separated. Some scientists think that muelleri "west" (from western Africa) should be a distinct species, Xenopus alboventralis, while muelleri "east" (from eastern, central and southern Africa) retain the current scientific name. The species list from the web site you mentioned is a bit outdated. There are now 18 species of Xenopus and 2 species of Silurana (sister taxon to Xenopus). All of the X. laevis subspecies have been moved to species level or merged into X. laevis. Thanks to DNA analysis, I believe there will be several new species described soon.