Xenopus tropicalis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Xenopus_tropicalis
GPTKB entity
Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:bodyLength 3-5 cm
gptkbp:class gptkb:Amphibia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Western_clawed_frog
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
gptkbp:diet carnivorous
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Gambia
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Togo
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
gptkbp:eggColor external fertilization
gptkbp:family gptkb:Pipidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1864
Gray
gptkbp:genomeSequenced true
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Xenopus
gptkbp:habitat freshwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Xenopus tropicalis
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan 5-15 years
gptkbp:lifeStage tadpole
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 20
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:notableFor genetic studies
developmental biology research
diploid genome
gptkbp:order gptkb:Anura
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Xenopus_laevis
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:usedAs model organism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Xenopus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6