AnAge entry for Xenopus laevis

Classification (HAGRID: 00107)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Amphibia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Anura
                Family: Pipidae
                    Genus: Xenopus
Species: Xenopus laevis
Common name: African clawed frog
Synonyms: Bufo laevis, Pipa laevis, Pipa bufonia, Engystoma laevis, Xenopus boiei, Dactylethra bufonia, Dactylethra laevis, Dactylethra capensis, Tremeropugus typicus, Xenopus bojei, Leptopus oxydactylus, Pipa africana, Dactylethera boiei, Dactylethra levis, Dactylethra delalandii, Dactylethera laevis, Xenopus laevis laevis

Maximum longevity: 30.3 years (captivity)
Source: ref. 451
Sample size: Large
Data quality: Acceptable
Observations: This animal does not show explicit signs of ageing [0010]. Reproductive senescence has not been demonstrated, but growth rates appear to slow down with age. Increased tensile strength in tendon collagen with age, a frequent marker of ageing in mammals, has been reported [0526].

[1255] Lee-Liu et al. (2017), The African clawed frog Xenopus laevis: A model organism to study regeneration of the central nervous system (PubMed)
[0607] Dou et al. (2006), Co-evolutionary analysis of insulin/insulin like growth factor 1 signal pathway in vertebrate species (PubMed)
[0196] Bousman et al. (2003), Telomerase activity is widespread in adult somatic tissues of Xenopus (PubMed)
[0037] Gillooly et al. (2001), Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate (PubMed)
[0526] Kara (1994), Ageing in amphibians (PubMed)
[0010] Brocas and Verzar (1961), The aging of Xenopus laevis, a South African frog (PubMed)
[0451] Frank & Kate's Web Page
[0749] AmphibiaWeb