African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis (species), “African Clawed Toad”, “Clawed Frog”, “Clawed Toad”, “Common Clawed Frog”, “Common Clawed Toad”, “Common Platanna”, “Platanna”, “Smooth Clawed Frog”, “Upland Clawed Frog”, “Xenopus”, “African Claw-Toed Frog”

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The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis, also known as the 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 three short claws on each hind foot, which it uses to tear apart its food. The word Xenopus means "strange foot" and laevis means "smooth". The species is found throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa (Nigeria and Sudan to South Africa), and in isolated, introduced populations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. All species of the family Pipidae are tongueless, toothless and completely aquatic. They use their hands to shove food in their mouths and down their throats and a hyobranchial pump to draw or suck things in their mouth. Pipidae have powerful legs for…