Could Xenopus Laevis and Xenopus Tropicalis live in the same tank for the first few months?

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According to The Laboratory Xenopus sp., by Sherril Green, X.l. should be kept at a temperature between 17-24(C), and X.t. between 24-25(C). Anything above 30(C) is lethal to both. X.t. is quite a bit smaller in size than X.l.. It is interesting to note that there is a difference of opinion concerning which genus tropicalis should be in. Evolutionary biologists prefer Silurana while the developmental biologists prefer Xenopus. You will find that the tropicalis mature and breed in about half the time as laevis.

It has been suggested that tropicalis is more closely related to the dwarf clawed frogs (Hymrnochirus) and the South American Pipa than the true clawed frogs. Seems like this species confirms the Africa-South America connection.