What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Western dwarf clawed frog been recorded?

Hymenochirus curtipes occurrence evidence comes from 81 records in 2 countries and territories, from 1948 to 2008. Most records come from Congo.

AmphibiaAnuraPipidaeHymenochirus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

81 records across 2 countries and territories, 1948–2008.

Hymenochirus curtipes · GBIF taxon key 2423974

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Western dwarf clawed frog has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Western dwarf clawed frog. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Congo 77
DR Congo 4

Related animals

Others in the family Pipidae.

Eritrean Smooth Clawed Frog
73 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records concentrated in part of the year. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.