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Tongueless aquatic frogs
Family Pipidae
Fully-aquatic, flattened, tongueless frogs — the dwarf and clawed frogs, plus the bizarre Surinam toad that broods its eggs in the skin of its back.
3 kept species on Bognook ·3 with a full care sheet.
- African Dwarf FrogHymenochirus boettgeriA tiny fully-aquatic frog for the planted community tank — endearing and easy to over-look.
- African Clawed FrogXenopus laevisA big, hardy, fully-aquatic frog — often confused with the much smaller dwarf frog.
- Surinam ToadPipa pipaA bizarre, flattened aquatic frog famous for raising young in the skin of its back.
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