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 ...

Long before plastic test sticks appeared in drugstores, a living frog could reveal a pregnancy overnight. Doctors inject ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

African clawed frogs are known for their flat bodies, vocal organs and claws on the first three toes of the hind feet. Hamilton, ON, Dec. 16, 2024 – Researchers at McMaster University have uncovered ...

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 ...

In 1938, researchers published a pregnancy test using the African clawed frog that was roughly 98% accurate. Urine from a ...

An invasive species is consuming and competing with native species, and is multiplying in several locations around the Puget Sound region. WDFW says the frogs pose a serious threat to the environment, ...

Meet Xenopus, the African Clawed Frog: a strange creature that has opened a window into understanding ourselves in unexpected ways. Join Shane in this episode of Human Footprint as he talks to ...