Genetics, Morphology, Advertisement Calls, and Historical Records Distinguish Six New Polyploid Species of African Clawed Frog (Xenopus, Pipidae) from West and Central Africa

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Ploidy

Cited by user Artoria2e5 on 25 Jul 2026

Ploidy is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell, and hence the number of possible alleles for autosomal and pseudoautosomal genes.

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Xenopus

Cited by user Artoria2e5 on 25 Jul 2026

Xenopus (from Greek ξενος, xenos 'strange' + πους, pous 'foot', commonly known as the clawed frog) is a genus of highly aquatic frogs native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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African clawed frog

Cited by user Artoria2e5 on 25 Jul 2026

The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog…

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Xenopus tropicalis

Cited by user Pikador on 13 Jun 2024

Xenopus tropicalis – gatunek płaza bezogonowego z rodziny grzbietorodowatych (Pipidae).

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