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platanna S. Afr.|plaˈtana|
Also platana, plathander.
[Afrikaans, f. plat a. + -hander hander2.]
The clawed frog or toad, Xenopus lævis, belonging to the family Pipidæ and native to South Africa.
1898Empire 24 Sept. (Pettman), It's a platana, one of them web-footed, flat-backed, smooth-skinned, yeller frogs, with a mouth that goes all round its neck. 1911J. D. F. Gilchrist S. Afr. Zool. 224 The..Plathander (flat hand) or Clawed toad..occurs in most pools of water. 1949Cape Times 21 Sept. 13/4 Two hundred female platanna frogs..left Stellenbosch yesterday on an adventurous journey to Canada. 1961D. M. Cochran Living Amphibians of World 52/1 The three inner toes of the platanna's hind foot..bear the short black claws. 1971C. A. du Toit in D. J. Potgieter et al. Animal Life S. Afr. 267/2 Just over thirty years ago physiologists in Cape Town, using the platanna as a test animal, discovered and perfected the first reliable test for pregnancy. |