Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802)
(African Clawed Toad)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXenopus laevis (African Clawed Toad)
FamilyPIPIDAE (a family of tongueless frogs)
OrderANURA (frogs and toads, and their tadpoles)
SuperorderSALIENTIA (frogs, toads and their tadpoles)
ClassAMPHIBIA (amphibians)
SuperclassGNATHOSTOMATA (jawed craniates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (vertebrates)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Winchester, D., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. African Clawed Toad

Xenopus laevis (African Clawed Toad) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xenopus laevis (African Clawed Toad)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 12 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xenopus laevis (African Clawed Toad)
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