The African clawed frog is used as a model organism for biological research because of its close evolutionary relationship to humans, and because early development occurs externally, allowing ...

African clawed frogs are very easy to keep in the lab.They were readily adopted by scientists as a model research animal. Author supplied The African clawed frog is the world’s most widely distributed ...

Learn more about the interesting history of African clawed frogs with health and science, and how they became a harmful invasive species that easily took over waterways. Cannibal frogs with ...

An invasive species — one that can survive in drought, freezing weather and even outer space — is consuming and competing with native species in western Washington, officials are warning. Scientists ...

The African clawed frog is the world’s most widely distributed amphibian. It can be found lurking in ponds on four continents apart from Africa. There is even a population of albino African clawed ...

Researchers have uncovered unexpected diversity in the genetic processes that determine the sex of the African clawed frog, a significant discovery in what was already one of the most widely studied ...

The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) has become a well-understood and versatile vertebrate model organism for studies in developmental biology and other disciplines due to the availability of ...

The African clawed frog, a species native to southern Africa, is one of the most successful invaders in the world. Part of the reason is that it has been of particular interest to scientists for a ...

ISSAQUAH, Wash. — An invasive species is consuming and competing with native species in western Washington, including salmon. Scientists have spotted African clawed frogs in Issaquah, Lacey and ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al español. Regeneration has long been the stuff of science fiction. At UNLV, researchers are now studying frogs that can regrow their eyes in days — work ...

When two related species crossbreed, their genetic material crosses, which can lead to new species. But every so often there is a difference in the offspring, depending on which of the two species is ...