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African Clawed Frog, (Xenopus laevis), Pipidae
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Code Number:
AATV01P03_08
Title:
African Clawed Frog, (Xenopus laevis), Pipidae
This frog is tongueless and lacks a visible ear. The males lack vocal cords. It is also toothless and completely aquatic. This species is a scavenger and will consume almost anything living, dying or dead and any type of organic matter. It molts annually and eats its own discarded skin.
Size: length of 12 cm (5 inches)
Life-span: 5 to 15 years
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: Xenopus laevis
(Daudin, 1802)
Keywords:
African Clawed Frog, (Xenopus laevis), platanna, Amphibians, Lissamphibia, Anura, Vertebrate, Animals, Animilia, Chordate, Chordata, Vertebrata, Fauna, Amphibia, species, Herpetile, Herps
Image by:
Wernher Krutein
African Clawed Frog, (Xenopus laevis), Pipidae
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Code Number:
AATV01P03_08
Title:
African Clawed Frog, (Xenopus laevis), Pipidae
This frog is tongueless and lacks a visible ear. The males lack vocal cords. It is also toothless and completely aquatic. This species is a scavenger and will consume almost anything living, dying or dead and any type of organic matter. It molts annually and eats its own discarded skin.
Size: length of 12 cm (5 inches)
Life-span: 5 to 15 years
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: Xenopus laevis
(Daudin, 1802)
Keywords:
African Clawed Frog, (Xenopus laevis), platanna, Amphibians, Lissamphibia, Anura, Vertebrate, Animals, Animilia, Chordate, Chordata, Vertebrata, Fauna, Amphibia, species, Herpetile, Herps
Image by:
Wernher Krutein
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