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Lake World principle

Lessons from Lake Oku Clawed Frog

Guard the small lake.

Single-Crater Aquatic Life

Lake Oku Clawed Frog (Xenopus longipes) featured animal image on AnimalDex

Core lesson

A small lake can hold an entire world if nothing breaks its balance.

Biological basis

Lake Oku Clawed Frogs are restricted to Lake Oku in Cameroon and live fully aquatic lives in a very limited mountain lake habitat.

Best use cases

Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.

Habitat dependenceSmall worldsAquatic lifeRarityConservation

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