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Xenopus
Wagler, 1827
(amphibian)
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Pipidae (Family)
..Hymenochirus (Genus)
..Pipa (Genus)
..Pseudhymenochirus (Genus)
..Silurana (Genus)
..Xenopus (Genus)
....Xenopus amieti (Species)
....Xenopus andrei (Species)
....Xenopus borealis (Species)
....Xenopus boumbaensis (Species)
....Xenopus clivii (Species)
....Xenopus fraseri (Species)
....Xenopus gilli (Species)
....Xenopus itombwensis (Species)
....Xenopus laevis (Species) - African clawed frog
....Xenopus largeni (Species)
....Xenopus longipes (Species)
....Xenopus muelleri (Species)
....Xenopus petersii (Species)
....Xenopus pygmaeus (Species)
....Xenopus ruwenzoriensis (Species)
....Xenopus vestitus (Species)
....Xenopus victorianus (Species)
....Xenopus wittei (Species)
Authorship
Original name
:
Wagler, 1827. Isis (Oken), 1827, 726.
Types
Type, by monotypy
:
Xenopus boiei
Wagler, 1827
Type, by synonymy
:
Xenopus laevis
(Daudin, 1802)
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Xenopus
(Genus)
Penz. & Sacc. (1902), nom. dub.
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
: 10 Jan 2020.
Synonyms
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Dactylethra
(Genus)
Cuvier, 1829
Ref:
D.R. Frost, 2004
: 22 Apr 2006.
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
klauwpadden
:
klauwkikkers
Ref:
B. Grzimek (ed.), 1973-1975
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28 Aug 2026