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About Xenopus

Xenopus

Xenopus is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty species are currently described within it. The two best-known species of this genus are Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropicalis, which are commonly studied as model organisms for developmental biology, cell biology, toxicology, neuroscience and for modelling human disease and birth defects.

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Scientific name
Xenopus

Conservation status

NE Not Evaluated

Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF

Classification

  1. Kingdom Animalia
  2. Phylum Chordata
  3. Class Amphibia
  4. Order Anura
  5. Family Pipidae
  6. Genus Xenopus

Source: GBIF

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