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African Clawed Frog
Learn the Taxonomy of the African Clawed Frog
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Biology
03/09/2011
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Domain?

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Eukarya
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Kingdom?

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Animalia
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Phylum?

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Chordata
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Class?

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Amphibia
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Order?

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Anura
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Family?

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Pipidae
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Genus?

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Xenopus
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Species?

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Xenopus laevis
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Permanently Aquatic

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The African clawed frog is unable to survive outside of water.
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Webbed Feet

 

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Evolved for swimming.
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Nektonic

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Can move through water using their own power (independent of currents).
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Tongueless

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The African clawed frog uses its claws to eat.
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Sensory finger tips

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(self explanatory)
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Amplexus

 

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Male amphibian grasps female as part of the mating process (hugging). The female releases eggs as she is squeezed and the males release sperm to fertilize the eggs.
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No vocal sac

 

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The African clawed frog can make a tiny chirp (mating call) that females can answer to.