Biology:Volcano clawed frog
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Volcano clawed frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Pipidae |
| Genus: | Xenopus |
| Species: | X. amieti
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| Xenopus amieti Kobel, du Pasquier, Fischberg & Gloor, 1980
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The volcano clawed frog (Xenopus amieti) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, pastureland, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The skin secretions of the volcano clawed (Xenopus amieti) octoploid frog contain non-toxic insulin-releasing peptides that could be developed into novel anti-diabetic drugs. These secretions are stimulated by injection of norepinephrine bitartrate.[2] [1]
References
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Xenopus amieti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T58168A16929588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58168A16929588.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58168/16929588. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Ojo, O.O. (9 September 2010). "Isolation and structural characterization of novel insulinotropic peptides from skin secretions of Xenopus amieti". Regulatory Peptides 164 (1): 36. doi:10.1016/j.regpep.2010.07.090. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167011510002454. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
Wikidata ☰ Q2716681 entry
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