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Pipidae

Known as: pipid frogs 
A family of the order Anura, distinguished by the lack of a tongue. It includes four living genera of aquatic "toads". Two of the most familiar… 
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Xenopus laevis

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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Description of a new octoploid frog species (Anura: Pipidae: Xenopus) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a discussion of the biogeography of African clawed frogs in the Albertine Rift.
We describe a new octoploid species of African clawed frog (Xenopus) from the Lendu Plateau in the northern Albertine Rift of… 
2004
2004
Ultrastruktur des pinealen Sinnesapparates bei einigen Pipidae und Discoglossidae
SummaryThe pineal complex of the anura is a specialized organ as demonstrated with physiological and histological methods. It… 
2001
2001
Xenopus tropicalis oocytes as an advantageous model system for the study of intracellular Ca2+ signalling
The purpose of this study was to compare oocytes from the pipid frogs Xenopus tropicalis and Xenopus laevis, with respect to… 
2001
2001
Anomalous rates of evolution of pancreatic polypeptide and peptide tyrosine-tyrosine (PYY) in a tetraploid frog, Xenopus laevis (Anura:Pipidae)
Review
1995
Review
1995
Evolutionary relationships, host range and geographical distribution of Camallanus Railliet & Henry, 1915 species (Nematoda: Camallaninae) from clawed toads of the genus Xenopus (Anura: Pipidae)
Representatives of the genus Camallanus Railliet & Henry, 1915 occur mainly in teleost fishes, although a significant number of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Characterization of spermatid/sperm basic chromosomal proteins in the genus Xenopus (Anura, Pipidae).
Spermatid/sperm basic chromosomal proteins from 17 species and subspecies of the genus Xenopus (Anura, Pipidae) were compared… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
A comparison of the karyotype, constitutive heterochromatin, and nucleolar organizer regions of the new tetraploid species Xenopus epitropicalis Fischberg and Picard with those of Xenopus tropicalis…
A cytological analsis of the recently discovered tetraploid species Xenopus epitropicalis was carried out, using, in addition to… 
1977
1977
The karyotype of the tetraploid species Xenopus vestitus Laurent (Anura: pipidae).
Xenopus vestitus possesses 72 chromosomes, wherease in the majority of known Xenopus species there are 2n = 36. During meiosis… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
PHYLOGENETIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE EFFECTS OF NEUROHYPOPHYSIAL HORMONES ON WATER AND SODIUM METABOLISM.
1961
1961
A comparative study of nitrogen excretion in some Amphibia and reptiles.
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