- Where to see one
- 3 U.S. zoos in our directory hold african clawed frog, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the african clawed frog
The African clawed frog is a fully aquatic frog of the family Pipidae, found across much of Sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria and Sudan to South Africa. Its name comes from the three short black claws on its feet, used to tear apart food and scratch predators. It has no tongue, so it shoves prey into its mouth with its hands, and it finds food by smell and its lateral line. It eats almost anything living or dead, including fish, tadpoles and crustaceans. In drought it can burrow into mud and stay dormant for up to a year. It is considered invasive in several countries.
African Clawed Frog facts
- It has no tongue and uses its hands to shovel food into its mouth.
- During drought it can burrow into mud and stay dormant for up to a year.
- It sheds its skin every season and eats the shed skin.
- Males call with alternating long and short trills, and females answer with a rapping or slow ticking sound.
Where to see african clawed frog in the U.S.
3 zoos across 3 states
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District of Columbia· 1
Tennessee· 1
Texas· 1
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