Organisms

Pipidae

A family of the order Anura, distinguished by the lack of a tongue. It includes four living genera of aquatic toads. Two of the most familiar pipids are the popularly called Surinam toad (Pipa pipa) and XENOPUS LAEVIS.

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A family of the order Anura, distinguished by the lack of a tongue. It includes four living genera of aquatic toads. Two of the most familiar pipids are the popularly called Surinam toad (Pipa pipa) and XENOPUS LAEVIS.

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pipidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010884. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010884
  2. Pipidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipidae
  3. Pipidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56067