''Xenopus allofraseri'', the false Fraser's frog, is a species of frog native to Central and

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. It inhabits wetlands and forests in countries such as the

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and

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. It occurs in elevations from . It's a

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on the

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, though populations are decreasing.

References

Amphibians described in 2015 allofraseri {{Pipidae-stub