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Animal Name
Amphibians

Scientific Name:

• Xenopus laevis (wholly aquatic)
• Rana pipiens (mostly terrestrial)

Group: Anura (no tail when adult)

Order: Salientia (frogs & toads)

Body Temp.: Rana - 37.5 degrees C

Respiration Rate: 8 - 60 (temperature dependent)

Weight:

• Adult Male
• Rana - 36.4 + 5.11 g
• Xenopus - 7.24 cm
• Adult Female
• Rana - 37.1 + 6.28 g
• Xenopus - 9.33 cm
• Newborn

Avg. Litter Size:

Age at weaning:

Water Consumption:

Food Consumption:

• Rana - live prey (insects)
• Xenopus - beef heart, earthworms

• Male
• Female

Life Span: 25 years

Breeding Life:

• Male - 2 - 3 years
• Female - 2 - 3 years

• 15 - 20 degrees C (active)
• 2 - 3 degrees C (hibernate)

Photo Period (light/dark):

* Housing Requirements:

Identification Methods: Toe clipping, skin autograft

Bleeding Methods:

Anesthesia Methods: tricaine methane sulphonate (MS-222)

Euthanasia Methods: Overdose of pentobarbital, MS-222, or pithing

Problem areas & diseases: Rana - rickets fungal disease. Parasites. red leg

Other: Live both in water & on land some species will starve if not fed live prey, have three chamber heart, tympanic membrane larger in male

* Housing requirements may change pending new legislation.

 
 
 

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