AmphibiaWeb - Xenopus laevis

AmphibiaWeb - Xenopus laevis

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Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) African Clawed Frog, Common Plantanna, Idwi elijwayelekilea (Zulu) Subgenus: Xenopus	family: Pipidae genus: Xenopus
Species Description: Daudin, F.-M. (1802) "An. XI". Histoire Naturelle des Rainettes, des Grenouilles et des Crapauds. Quarto version. Paris: Levrault.
Etymology: The genus name Xenopus means “strange limbs (Suzuki et al. 2006).

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hear call (148.4K RM file)

hear call (7839.3K WAV file)

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Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Least Concern (LC)
NatureServe	Use NatureServe Explorer to see status.
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None
	Access Conservation Needs Assessment Report .

	View distribution map in BerkeleyMapper.
	View Bd and Bsal data (139 records).

Map of Life

Xenopus laevis