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African Clawed Frogs: Species Profile
African clawed frogs get their name from the three claws on their hind feet, which are used to tear apart food. These aquatic ...
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Drug Cocktail Triggers Regeneration of Amputated Frog Legs
A new chemical treatment allowed African clawed frogs, which normally don’t regenerate limbs, to regrow functional hind legs following amputation. Dan is a News Editor at The Scientist. He writes and ...
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Marked swelling with coalescing ecchymoses of the lower mandible in a Xenopus laevis frog
A female African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, was housed at the Biological Resources Facility of North Carolina State University in a tank with two other females. The frog was ∼1.5 years old and ...