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The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae. Its name is derived from the short black claws on its feet. The word Xenopus means 'strange foot' and laevis means 'smooth'.
Xenopus (/ ˈ z ɛ n ə p ə s / [1] [2]) (Gk., ξενος, xenos = strange, πους, pous = foot, commonly known as the clawed frog) is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty species are currently described within it.
Xenopus fischbergi, the Fischberg's clawed frog, is a species of frog native to Central and Western Africa. [2] It occurs in habitats such as savannas and wetlands. It can be found in elevations between 120 and 550 m (390 and 1,800 ft). It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and populations are stable.
Xenopus lenduensis, the Lendu Plateau clawed frog, is a species of frog in the family Pipidae endemic to the Orientale Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] References
Müller's platanna (Xenopus muelleri), also known as Müller's clawed frog, [3] [4] is a species of frog in the family Pipidae found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo ...
Xenopus boumbaensis, the Mawa clawed frog, is a predominantly to fully aquatic species of frog in the family Pipidae, [3] [4] [5] known from a few localities in central and southern Cameroon, the northwestern Republic of the Congo and the extreme southwest of the Central African Republic.
African clawed frog; Xenopus allofraseri; Andre's clawed frog; B. Bouchia clawed frog; ... Lake Oku clawed frog; Largen's clawed frog; Xenopus lenduensis; M. Marsabit ...
Xenopus calcaratus, the Biafran clawed frog, is a species of frog from the genus Xenopus. It inhabits wetlands, forests and savannas in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon . It can be found in elevations of 30 to 180 m (98 to 591 ft).