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title: "Rã-de-unhas-africana"
description: "Xenopus laevis — Anfíbios. The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/african-clawed-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rã-de-unhas-africana

> Xenopus laevis — Anfíbios. The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae.

- Scientific name: *Xenopus laevis*
- Category: `amphibians` (Anfíbios)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 2957
- Wikidata: [Q654718](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q654718)
- iNaturalist taxon: [25457](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/25457)

## Names

- en: African Clawed Frog
- de: Glatter Krallenfrosch
- es: Rana africana de garras
- fr: Xénope lisse
- it: Xenopo liscio
- nl: Klauwkikker
- pt: Rã-de-unhas-africana
- pl: Platana szponiasta

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1554), US (438), CL (212), NA (35), ZW (28), FR (27), HK (21), MW (20), MX (19), LS (15), BE (7), IT (7)

## Summary

The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), also known as simply xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae. Its name is derived from the short black claws on its feet. The word Xenopus means 'strange foot' and laevis means 'smooth'.
The species is found throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa (Nigeria and Sudan to South Africa), and in isolated, introduced populations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. All species of the family Pipidae are tongueless, toothless and completely aquatic. They use their hands to shove food…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_clawed_frog

## Photo

![Rã-de-unhas-africana](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-clawed-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104920916

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-clawed-frog?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).