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Friday, January 15, 2010

Xenopus Laevis - African Clawed Frog

We are the brand new "parents" of tadpoles that will become African clawed frog triplets.

Interesting Facts:
  • belong to the family Pipidae
  • aquatic
  • tongueless
  • sensitive to smell and touch
  • swim with hindlegs which have five toes
  • have been on the Space Shuttle
  • Secretions, called magainins, that protect the frogs from fungi, parasites and bacteria have been used to produce medicines.

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