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- Pseudis_paradoxa abstract "Pseudis paradoxa, known as the paradoxical frog or shrinking frog, is a species of hylid frog from South America. Its name refers to the very large—up to 25 cm (10 in) long—tadpole (typical of the Pseudis genus), which in turn becomes an ordinary-sized frog, only about a quarter of its former length.Pseudis paradoxa is green coloured with dark green or olive stripes. It inhabits ponds, lakes and lagoons from northern Argentina, through the Pantanal, Amazon and the Guianas, to Venezuela and Trinidad, with a disjunct distribution in the Magdalena River watershed in Colombia and adjacent far western Venezuela. The female frog lays eggs among water plants; the eggs develop into giant tadpoles.These amphibians feed on larvae, small insects, and tiny invertebrates. The frog is a nocturnal animal and spends most of its life in water. When threatened, the frog uses its strong toes with an extra joint to stir up the muddy bottom and hide. The frog also uses this mechanism to find food on the bottom of lakes and ponds.In March 2008, scientists working from the Universities of Ulster and United Arab Emirates released findings of a study on pseudin-2, a skin compound which protects the paradoxical frog from infection. This work found that a synthetic version of this compound was able to stimulate the secretion of insulin in pancreatic cells under laboratory conditions without toxicity to the cells. As such, this synthetic medicine could be used in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes.".
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- Pseudis_paradoxa binomialAuthority Carl_Linnaeus.
- Pseudis_paradoxa class Amphibian.
- Pseudis_paradoxa conservationStatus "LC".
- Pseudis_paradoxa conservationStatusSystem "iucn3.1".
- Pseudis_paradoxa family Hylidae.
- Pseudis_paradoxa genus Pseudis.
- Pseudis_paradoxa kingdom Animal.
- Pseudis_paradoxa order Frog.
- Pseudis_paradoxa phylum Chordate.
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- Pseudis_paradoxa wikiPageWikiLink The_Guianas.
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- Pseudis_paradoxa wikiPageWikiLinkText "Paradoxical frog".
- Pseudis_paradoxa wikiPageWikiLinkText "Pseudis paradoxa".
- Pseudis_paradoxa wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rana paradoxa".
- Pseudis_paradoxa wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rana-Piscis".
- Pseudis_paradoxa wikiPageWikiLinkText "paradoxical frog".
- Pseudis_paradoxa binomial "Pseudis paradoxa".
- Pseudis_paradoxa classis Amphibia.
- Pseudis_paradoxa classis Amphibian.
- Pseudis_paradoxa familia Hylidae.
- Pseudis_paradoxa genus "Pseudis".
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- Pseudis_paradoxa ordo Frog.
- Pseudis_paradoxa phylum Chordate.
- Pseudis_paradoxa regnum "Animalia".
- Pseudis_paradoxa species "P. paradoxa".
- Pseudis_paradoxa status "LC".
- Pseudis_paradoxa statusSystem "iucn3.1".
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- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Bolivia.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Brazil.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Colombia.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_French_Guiana.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Guyana.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Peru.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Suriname.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago.
- Pseudis_paradoxa subject Category:Amphibians_of_Venezuela.
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- Pseudis_paradoxa hypernym Frog.
- Pseudis_paradoxa type Amphibian.
- Pseudis_paradoxa type Animal.
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