Xenopus laevis

Xenopus laevis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Batrachomorpha
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Superordo: Batrachia
Cladus: Salientia
Ordo: Anura

Familia: Pipidae
Subfamilia: Dactylethrinae
Genus: Xenopus
Species: Xenopus laevis

Name

Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)

Type locality: Unknown.

Holotype: MNHNP, lost.

Synonyms

  • Bufo laevis Daudin, 1802
  • Pipa laevis — Merrem, 1820
  • Pipa bufonia Merrem, 1820
  • Engystoma laevis — Fitzinger, 1826
  • Xenopus boiei Wagler, 1827
  • Dactylethra bufonia — Cuvier, 1829
  • Dactylethra laevis — Cuvier, 1829
  • Dactylethra capensis Cuvier, 1830
  • Tremeropugus typicus Smith, 1831
  • Xenopus bojei — Van der Hoeven, 1833
  • Leptopus oxydactylus Mayer, 1835
  • Leptopus boiei Mayer, 1835
  • Pipa africana Mayer, 1835
  • Dactylethera boiei — Tschudi, 1838
  • Dactylethra levis — Duméril & Bibron, 1841
  • Pipa laevis — Duvernoy In Cuvier, 1849
  • Dactylethra delalandii Cuvier, 1849
  • Xenopus (Dactylethra) boiei — Schlegel, 1858
  • Dactylethra laevis — Günther, 1859
  • Xenopus laevis — Steindachner, 1867
  • Dactylethera laevis — Blanford, 1870
  • Xenopus laevis bunyoniensis Loveridge, 1932
  • Xenopus laevis laevis — Parker, 1936
  • Xenopus laevis sudanensis Perret, 1966
  • Xenopus (laevis) bunyoniensis — Tymowska & Fischberg, 1973
  • Xenopus (Xenopus) laevis — Kobel, Barandun & Thiebaud, 1998
  • Xenopus sudanensis — Jacobsen, 2009

References

  • Daudin, F.-M. 1802: (An. XI). Histoire Naturelle des Rainettes, des Grenouilles et des Crapauds. Quarto version. Paris: Levrault.
  • Steindachner, F. 1867: Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Bafehlen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zologischer Theil. 1. Amphibien. Wien: K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei.
  • Tymowska, J. & Fischberg, M. 1973. Chromosome complements of the genus Xenopus. Chromosoma, Berlin 44: 335–342. DOI: 10.1007/BF00291027 Reference page. 
  • Kobel, H.R., Barandun, B. & Thiebaud, C.H. 1998. Mitochondrial rDNA phylogeny of Xenopus. Herpetological Journal 8: 13–17. Reference page. 
  • Jacobsen, N.H.G. 2009: A contribution to the herpetofauna of the Passendro area, Central African Republic. African Herp News, 47: 2–20.
  • Pauwels, O.S.G., Brecko, J., Baeghe, D., Venderickx, J., Vanderheyden, A. & Backeljau, T. 2023. Morphological, acoustic and genetic identification of a reproducing population of the invasive African clawed frog Xenopus laevis (Anura, Pipidae) recently discovered in Belgium. Zookeys 1184ː 41–64. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1184.103702 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: African Clawed Frog
magyar: Dél-afrikai karmosbéka
中文: 非洲爪蟾
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