Betekenis van:
xenopus laevis
xenopus laevis
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- a tongueless frog native to Africa; established in the United States as result of release of laboratory and aquarium animals
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- Xenopus laevis (Clawed frog)
- Frog (Xenopus (laevis, tropicalis), Rana (temporaria, pipiens))
- Aquatic amphibians such as Xenopus laevis or amphibian larvae are housed in tanks and aquaria.
- Aquatic amphibians such as Xenopus laevis or amphibian larvae are housed in tanks and aquaria. These may be equipped with a gentle flow-through water system for the circulation of uncontaminated (for example, dechlorinated) water, a heating device to maintain suitable temperatures, and a compressed air supply and airstones for aeration.
- They differ greatly in their patterns of geographic distribution and in the diversity of living types, such as aquatic (for example, Xenopus laevis), semi-aquatic (for example, Rana temporaria), semi-terrestrial (for example, Bufo marinus) and arboreal (for example, Hyla cinerea).