Etymology
itombwensis: with reference to its type locality in the Itombwe Massif
Type material and localities
Holotype: MCZ A-138192. Type Locality: "Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Kivu Province, Miki Town, 3.35679°S, 023.69011°E, approximately 2200 m above sea level".
Country record from Zaïre: Miki (03°21'24''S, 28°41'24''E)
References
- Evans, Ben J., Timothy F. Carter, Martha L. Tobias, Darcy B. Kelley, Robert Hanner & Richard C. Tinsley (2008): A new species of clawed frog (genus Xenopus) from the Itombwe Massif, Democratic Republic of the Congo: implications for DNA barcodes and biodiversity conservation. - Zootaxa, 1780: 55-68.
