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Pipidae
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The Pipidae are a family of basal, tongueless frogs. There are 41 species in the family, found in tropical South America (genus Pipa) and sub-Saharan Africa (the three other genera).
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAmphibia
- OrderAnura
- FamilyPipidae
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Research
45,544 papers- RNA transcripts regulate G-quadruplex landscapes through G-loop formation.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025
- Read-write mechanisms of H2A ubiquitination by Polycomb repressive complex 1.Nature · 2024
- Chromosome Banding in Amphibia. XXXII. The Genus Xenopus (Anura, Pipidae).Cytogenetic and genome research · 2015
- Host-defense peptides in skin secretions of African clawed frogs (Xenopodinae, Pipidae).General and comparative endocrinology · 2012
- STK19 positions TFIIH for cell-free transcription-coupled DNA repair.Cell · 2024
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The Pipidae are a family of basal, tongueless frogs. There are 41 species in the family, found in tropical South America (genus Pipa) and sub-Saharan Africa (the three other genera).
== Description == Pipid frogs are highly aquatic and have numerous morphological modifications befitting their habitat. For example, the feet are completely webbed, the body is flattened, and a lateral line system is present in adults. In addition, pipids possess highly modified ears for producing and receiving sound under water. They lack a tongue or vocal cords, instead having bony rods in the larynx that help produce sound. They range from in body length.