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Xenopus Laevis

Amphibians

The African clawed frog is a fully aquatic frog in the family Pipidae, named for the short black claws on its feet, and it has no tongue or teeth, feeding instead with its hands. It lacks external eardrums and hears through cartilaginous disks beneath its skin, and it is native to sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria and Sudan south to South Africa, with introduced populations now living in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. In the 1930s it became the basis of the first widely used pregnancy test, since a pregnant woman's urine triggers egg-laying in the frog, and it remains an important model organism in developmental and molecular biology. It is rated least concern for conservation but is considered invasive in parts of Europe.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Carnivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Xenopus laevis 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 6

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source African clawed frog (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Xenopus laevis

Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Xenopus laevis

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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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Sources

1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Xenopus laevis

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Primary Diet, Xenopus laevis
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
lakes and ponds
In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
rivers and streams

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. African clawed frog (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q654718 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Anura, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Xenopus laevis

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Amphibia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 31

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Anfibios","language":"ES"},{"name":"Amphibiens","language":"FR"},{"name":"Amphibians","language":"EN"},{"name":"两栖纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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6. Xenopus Laevis (Wikipedia)

infobox status=LCView the Source

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Anura

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 83

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Chordata","class":"Amphibia","order":"Anura","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"无尾目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]

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