Xenopus Amieti
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The volcano clawed frog (''Xenopus amieti'') is a species of frog in the family
Pipidae The Pipidae are a family of primitive, tongueless frogs. The 41 species in the family Pipidae are found in tropical South America (genus ''Pipa'') and sub-Saharan Africa (the three other genera). Description Pipid frogs are highly aquatic and ...
endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland,
swamp A swamp is a forested wetland.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p. Swamps are considered to be transition zones because both land and water play a role in ...
s, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, pastureland, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss. The skin secretions of the volcano clawed (''Xenopus amieti'') octoploid frog contain non-toxic insulin-releasing peptides that could be developed into novel anti-diabetic drugs. These secretions are stimulated by injection of norepinephrine bitartrate.


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Xenopus Endemic fauna of Cameroon Amphibians described in 1980 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Fauna of the Cameroonian Highlands forests {{Pipidae-stub