Xenopus

genus of amphibians
Taxon taxon Q1342298
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Xenopus

Summary

Xenopus is a taxon[1]. Xenopus ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #1,459 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Xenopus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Xenopus's instance of is recorded as model organism[4].
  • Xenopus is classified at the rank of genus[5].
  • Xenopus is classified within Pipidae[6].
  • Xenopus's scientific name is Xenopus[7].
  • Xenopus's Commons category is recorded as Xenopus[8].
  • Xenopus's said to be the same as is recorded as Q12566521[9].
  • Xenopus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Xenopus[10].
  • Xenopus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • Xenopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Krallenfrösche'}[12].
  • Xenopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Clawed Frogs'}[13].
  • Xenopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツメガエル属'}[14].
  • Xenopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Pençeli kurbağa'}[15].
  • Xenopus is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'krempljarka'}[16].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Xenopus is Xenopus[7]. Xenopus is classified at the rank of genus[5]. Xenopus belongs to the parent taxon Pipidae[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Krallenfrösche'}[12], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Clawed Frogs'}[13], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツメガエル属'}[14], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Pençeli kurbağa'}[15], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'krempljarka'}[16].

Identifiers

Xenopus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 25443[17]. Xenopus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 262014[18]. Xenopus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 15797[19]. Xenopus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2423976[20]. Xenopus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173548[21].

Why It Matters

Xenopus ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month, #1,459 of 195,241).[2] Xenopus has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Xenopus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Said to be the same as Q12566521
    Parent taxon Pipidae
    Instance of taxon, model organism
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