African Clawed Frog
 
The African Clawed Frog (Xenopus Laevis) is a common frog found in captivity today as well as laboratories. They are a very social animal and appear quite intelligent. They seem to be rather mysterious when it comes to their lifestyles. However, there is not a lot of information available for the common pet frog owner. This site will give you some basic information on caring for your
There are 14 species in the Xenopus genus (meaning strange foot). These frogs have unwebbed fingers with webbed feet that have little claws on three of their toes. They use their hands and fingers to grab their food. They can swim very well in all directions. They are air breathing and it is very important that they are able to reach the tops of aquariums for this reason. In captivity they live 100% in water ; however, in some instances in the wild they have been known to bury themselves in the mud puddles and even leave sources of water that have dried up to find more water .
There are many kinds of frogs that people keep as pets. I currently own two friendly aquatic African Clawed Frogs. (Wilber the albino-who turned out to be female and Scardey Cat the colored female) These frogs are 100% aquatic. They are not frogs that can survive in captivity outside of the aquarium. (at least not in some areas)
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