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Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Daudin, F. M. (1802). Histoire Naturelle des Rainettes, des Grenouilles et des Crapauds. <em>Quarto version. Levrault, Paris, France.</em>

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Amphibia
order
Anura
family
Pipidae
genus
Xenopus
species
Xenopus laevis

Name

Synonyms
? boiei Wagler, 1827
Bufo laevis Daudin, 1802
Dactylethera boiei (Wagler, 1827)
Dactylethera laevis (Daudin, 1802)
Dactylethra bufonia (Merrem, 1820)
Dactylethra capensis Cuvier, 1830
Dactylethra delalandii Cuvier, 1849
Dactylethra laevis (Daudin, 1802)
Dactylethra levis (Daudin, 1802)
Engystoma laevis (Daudin, 1802)
Leptopus boiei (Wagler, 1827)
Leptopus oxydactylus Mayer, 1835
Pipa africana Mayer, 1835
Pipa bufonia Merrem, 1820
Pipa laevis (Daudin, 1802)
Tremeropugus typicus Smith, 1831
Xenopus bojei Wagler, 1827
Xenopus laevis laevis
Homonyms
Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)
Common names
African Clawed Frog in English
African Clawed Frog in English
African Clawed Frog in English
African Clawed Frog in English
African Clawed Toad in English
African Clawed Toad in English
African clawed frog in English
African clawed frog in language.
African clawed frog in English
African clawed frog in English
African clawed toad in English
Afrikaanse klauwkikker in Dutch
Afrikaanse klauwkikker in Dutch
Afrikansk sporefrø in Danish
Chela ra minwala ro hangalaka in language.
Clawed Frog in English
Clawed Frog in English
Clawed Toad in English
Clawed Toad in English
Common Clawed Frog in English
Common Clawed Frog in English
Common Clawed Frog in English
Common Clawed Toad in English
Common Clawed Toad in English
Common Platanna in English
Common Platanna in English
Dél-afrikai karmosbéka in Hungarian
Gewone Platanna in Afrikaans
Glatte Krallenfrosch in German
Glatter Krallenfrosch in language.
Glatter Krallenfrosch in German
Granota amb ungles africana in Catalan–Valencian
Idwi elijwayelekile in Zulu
Krallenfrosch in German
Krallenfrosch in German
Lentsweta le tlwaelehileng in Sotho, Southern
Pençeli Afrika Kurbağası in Turkish
Platana szponiasta in Polish
Platanna in English
Platanna in English
Plathander in Afrikaans
Rana africana in Spanish
Rana africana de garras in Spanish
Rana-de garras africana in Spanish
Rana-de garras africana in Spanish
Rana-de garras africana in Spanish
Rã-de-unhas-africana in Portuguese
Segwagwa sa metsing se tlwaelegileng in Tswana
Siphata lesivamile in Swati
Smooth Clawed Frog in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Aronsson (2016) Exceldokument: Främmande arter grunddata.xls Skapat 2016-10-25
  2. Aronsson (2016) Exceldokument: Främmande arter grunddata.xls Skapat 2016-10-25
  3. Avila, V.L.,Frye, P.G.: Feeding behaviour of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis Daudin): (Amphibia, Anura, Pipidae): effect of prey type
  4. Berk, L.: Studies in the reproduction of Xenopus laevis. I. The relation of the external environmental factors to the sexual cycle
  5. Bogart, J.P. (1981) How many times has terrestrial breeding evolved in anuran amphibians?
  6. Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed., 2008: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, With Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Sixth Ed.. Herpetological Circular No. 37. 1-84.
  7. Crother, Brian I., Jeff Boundy, Jonathan A. Campbell, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed., 2000: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding. Herpetological Circular, no. 29. iv + 82.
  8. Daudin, F. M. (1802). Histoire Naturelle des Rainettes, des Grenouilles et des Crapauds. <em>Quarto version. Levrault, Paris, France.</em>
  9. Daudin, F.-M. (1802) (An. XI). Histoire Naturelle des Rainettes, des Grenouilles et des Crapauds. Quarto version
  10. Du Plessis, S.S.: Stimulation of spawning in Xenopus laevis by fowl manure
  11. Flores-Villela, Oscar / McCoy, C. J., ed., 1993: Herpetofauna Mexicana: Lista anotada de las especies de anfibios y reptiles de México, cambios taxonómicos recientes, y nuevas especies. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, no. 17. iv + 73.
  12. Frost (2020) Amphibian Species of the World 6.0: an Online Reference
  13. Frost (2020) Amphibian Species of the World 6.0: an Online Reference
  14. Frost, Darrel R., 1997: null. Amphibian Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second edition.
  15. Hay, D.: A report on the culture of the South African clawed frog Xenopus laevis (Daudin) at the Jonkershoek Inland Fish Hatchery.
  16. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
  17. Measey, G.J.: Terrestrial prey capture in Xenopus laevis
  18. Nussbaum, Ronald A.,Richards, C.M.,C.J. Raxworthy (2000) Phylogenetic relationships within the Madagascan boophids and mantellids as elucidated by mitochondrial ribosomal genes
  19. Peracca, M.G. (1904) Rettili ed Anfibi dell’Eritrea raccolti dal Dott. Achille Tellini nel 1903.
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