African clawed frog

African clawed frog

n. A medium-sized frog (Xenopus laevis) native to sub-Saharan Africa, having claws on the three hind inner toes, a mottled olive or brown body, and no tongue or eyelids. It is widely used for biological research and is also kept as a pet.

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African clawed frog - a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animalsXenopus laevistongueless frog - almost completely aquatic frog native to Africa and Panama and northern South Americagenus Xenopus, Xenopus - an African clawed frog; in some classifications made the type genus of a separate family Xenopodidae