FYI: Xenopus boumbaensis is native to a small region of southeastern Cameroon around the Boumba Bek National Park. They are found in the lowland forest areas. This species is closely related to the "fraseri-like" group, especially X. pygmaeus, X. amieti, and X. andrei. This species is an octoploid, 8 sets of chromosomes for a total of 72.