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‘Total surprise’ for scientists as new leglike limbs grow on legless frogs

African clawed frogs are masters of putting themselves back together, handily regenerating lost tails and hind limbs, when they are tadpoles. But these powers dim with maturity. Wait for an adult frog ...
The Conversation

The African clawed frog can be found on five continents. And it doesn’t travel alone

Anneke Lincoln Schoeman receives funding from the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology. The African clawed frog is the world’s most widely distributed amphibian. It can be found lurking ...
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Figure 1: African Clawed Frog (right) and Western Clawed Frog (IMAGE)

Though similar in appearance, the tetraploid Xenopus laevis adult female is noticeably larger than its counterpart in the related diploid species Xenopus tropicalis. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!