Xenopus | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Twentyspeciesarecurrentlydescribedwithinit.Thetwobest-knownspeciesofthisgenusareXenopuslaevisandXenopustropicalis,whicharecommonly ...
Genus of amphibians
Xenopus ([1][2]) (Gk., ξενος, xenos=strange, πους, pous=foot, commonly known as the clawed frog) 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.[3][4][5]
The genus is also known for its polyploidy, with some species having up to 12 sets of chromosomes.
Characteristics[edit]Xenopus laevis is a rather inactive creature. It is incredibly hardy and can live up to 15 years. At times the ponds that Xenopus laevis is found in dry up, compelling it, in the dry season, to burrow into the mud, leaving a tunnel for air. It may lie dormant for ...
Introduction to Xenopus | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenopus laevis vs X. tropicalis [image] | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Comparison between Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenopus tropicalis as a Model Organism for Genetics and ... | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Taxonomy browser (Xenopus tropicalis) | 台北市立動物園資訊網
The Genome of the Western Clawed Frog Xenopus tropicalis | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Western clawed frog | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenopus | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Xenopus | 台北市立動物園資訊網
Why use the frog in research? | 台北市立動物園資訊網
【非洲爪蟾】:爪蟾科;
身體扁平,頭小成三角形,眼睛小朝上,前腳無蹼,後腳有蹼,內側三趾有角質的爪。體背為橄欖綠色或灰黑色,上有不規則黑色斑...