The volcano clawed frog (Xenopus amieti) is a species of frog in the family Pipidae endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, pastureland, and aquaculture ponds. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Volcano clawed frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Pipidae
Genus: Xenopus
Species:
X. amieti
Binomial name
Xenopus amieti
Kobel, du Pasquier, Fischberg & Gloor, 1980

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.[2] [1]

References

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  1. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Xenopus amieti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T58168A16929588. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T58168A16929588.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Ojo, O.O. (9 September 2010). "Isolation and structural characterization of novel insulinotropic peptides from skin secretions of Xenopus amieti". Regulatory Peptides. 164 (1): 36. doi:10.1016/j.regpep.2010.07.090. S2CID 45608970. Retrieved 27 October 2022.