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Wolverphibian!

never used baby shoes — Thu, 29 May 2008 12:55:26 -0800

A new study has found that 12 species of African frog have retractable claws. All twelve species are members of the Artholeptidae family, and should not be confused with the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis).

Full study here.(pdf)

By: [NOT HERMITOSIS-IST]

[NOT HERMITOSIS-IST] — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:21:02 -0800

Where can I stand in line to lick it?

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:24:34 -0800

Is it cruel to declaw your pet frog?

By: loquacious

loquacious — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:28:58 -0800

WISH IT AWAY TO THE CORNFIELD, JIMMY!

By: six-or-six-thirty

six-or-six-thirty — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:29:06 -0800

1) This is awesome, and I await what new terrifying weapons frogs will develop in the future. 2) I briefly had an African clawed frog. Unfortunately he was leftover from a biology experiment. He was fond of drifting catatonically to the bottom of his tank and remaining stationary for hours. It was pretty cool to watch the transition from pollywog (a much better word than tadpole) to full-fledged froggy, but he died not long after. His name was Squeakers. May he rest in peace.

By: Target Practice

Target Practice — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:45:58 -0800

Joe Quesada is at this moment salivating over the prospect of retconning Toad as half-clone of Logan.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:55:37 -0800

"Due to strict government regulations on removing live animals from Cameroon..." Tell me about it! It's very hard to hide an Arthroleptis in your mouth with a baboon stuffed up your arse. "Amphibian researcher and biologist David Wake of the University of California, Berkeley" It's good to see Berkeley has such a progressive recruitment policy.

By: The Bellman

The Bellman — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:58:49 -0800

I, for one, welcome our new clawed overfrogs.

By: Vindaloo

Vindaloo — Thu, 29 May 2008 13:59:46 -0800

*snikt*

By: Postroad

Postroad — Thu, 29 May 2008 14:37:29 -0800

I have almost never confused the two species, so don't worry abut me.

By: yath

yath — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:11:04 -0800

X-Men fans rejoice: Wolverine has come to life, as a frog. I can't wait to see their faces when these guys hear about cats.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Thu, 29 May 2008 15:51:11 -0800

"I can't wait to see their faces when these guys hear about cats." This was funny, but sort of misses the point that the frogs, like wolverine but unlike cats, tear their flesh when extracting their adamantium claws.

By: Nabubrush

Nabubrush — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:28:55 -0800

This was funny, but sort of misses the point that the frogs, like wolverine but unlike cats, tear their flesh when extracting their adamantium claws. Wait, these frogs have adamantium claws? That IS news!

By: DU

DU — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:44:29 -0800

12 species of African frog have retractable claws One species in particular is extremely odd in that it has fur, warm blood and can reach 60 mph on a straightaway.

By: caution live frogs

caution live frogs — Fri, 30 May 2008 05:49:50 -0800

DU - cheetah claws are non-retractable. (I'm just here for the eponysterical.)