Etymology
ruwenzoriensis: with reference to its type locality at the foot of the Ruwenzori Mountain
Type material and localities
Types not stated; MHNG 2238.15 designated lectotype (Reumer, 1986). Type Locality: "Rain forest near Bundibugyo in the Semliki Valley at the foot of the Ruwenzori Mountain (1°N, 30°E; altitude 700 m)" (Fischberg & Kobel, 1978).
Country record from Uganda: Bundibugyo (00°42'00''N, 30°04'00''E)
References
- Fischberg, Michaïl & Hans Rudolf Kobel (1978): Two new polyploid Xenopus species from western Uganda. - Experientia, 34: 1012-1014.
- Reumer, Jelle W. F. (1986): Note on the taxonomic status of Xenopus ruwenzoriensis (Pipidae, Amphibia). - Revue suisse de Zoologie, 93(3): 641-645.
- Tymowska, Janina & Michaïl Fischberg (1973): Chromosome Complements of the Genus Xenopus. - Chromosoma (Berl.), 44: 335-342.
