African Clawed Frog


Updated on 06/02/2025
Synonymes
Xenopus laevis, Xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog, Platanna.
Définition
Sens commun

The African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis) is an amphibian from the Pipidae family. Its body is flattened and smooth, gray-brown marbled with black spots, with lateral seams on its sides, throat, and belly. Its eyes are positioned on top of its head, and it lacks a tympanum. Highly aquatic, this species can also move on land for several hundred meters.

Adults hibernate in the mud at the bottom of the water.

Source
according to INPN
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