Xenopus borealis is an aquatic frog from Kenya. It lives only in water, has sharp claws on its hind legs and uses them for feeding and protection.
The Marsabit clawed frog differs from related species in the details of the vocal apparatus structure and DNA. It is important for nature because it controls the number of aquatic insects and serves as food for birds and fish.
Grabs prey with front paws and pushes it into the mouth.
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Worker
Tail size
birth time
bottom
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Forelimbs color
Claws color
days
Warm summer
worms
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
suction
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
Captures food by straining water or substrate through specialized structures.
adult
Maturity
fish of small size
24 to 38 grams, 10 – 25 centimeters
insects
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
small fish
Tail count
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
high in the mountains, cold, lots of grass and shrubs
rains almost always, very humid
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Foraging occurs on the floor of aquatic or terrestrial habitats.
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Draws prey or water into the mouth by creating negative pressure.
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
Regeneration
Montane grasslands
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Freshwater
Neotenic
hot, uneven rains, lots of grass and trees
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Pets
all rivers and lakes
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
lateral line
{name} jubilee
paw
Claws count
cm
tadpoles and frog larvae
Old-timers
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mouth
Claws size
turns
Rascals
Tail color
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
Litter size
Tropical savanna
ponds
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
all rivers and lakes
Describes food handling or digging performed with the forelimbs.
Low precipitation in winter
Locomotion through water employed while searching for or capturing prey.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Elders
Bro
Taxons
carnivore
External gills count
if born as {name}
age
birth date
swimming
no permanent shelter
tearing
Egg membrane count
Close
water column
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
primary food sources
teeth
Potential Habitat
suction
Forelimbs size
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In husbandry
Feeds while suspended in open water between surface and bottom.
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Gestation
Rips or shreds food using teeth, beak or claws.
aquatic
{name} birthday
live annelid worms
Always hot
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On the map
lunge
small crustaceans
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
world of Afrotropics
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
Skin color
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
External gills size
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
Forelimbs count
What if eaten?
Neither
Webbed hind limbs size
Mouthpart modified to create suction for ingesting food or anchoring.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
early young
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
world of Afrotropics
Freshwater
Egg membrane color
Webbed hind limbs color
Duration
filter feeding
live insects
This is me
Lateral line count
claws
freshwater
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
External gills color
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
tadpoles
Asexual
swap
freshwater environment — rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps
active predation
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
Sensory system detecting water movements to locate prey.
celebrated their {n} birthday
Lateral line color
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Daddies
small crabs, amphipods and other crustaceans
Lifespan maximum
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Tomato
embryo
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Webbed hind limbs count
Observations
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