Specimen ID | 1338104 |
Group | Amphibians-Frogs |
Genus | Xenopus |
Species | tropicalis |
Common Name | Western clawed frog |
State | FL |
County | Hillsborough |
Locality | Riverview, ACF Pond - detention pond adjacent to Rice Creek |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Alafia |
HUC8 Number | 03100204 |
HUC10 Name | Alafia River |
HUC10 Number | 0310020403 |
HUC12 Name | Alafia River |
HUC12 Number | 031002040306 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 4 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2016 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | released pet |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 29350 |
Author: | Hill, J.E., K.M. Lawson, and Q.M. Tuckett. |
Date: | 2017 |
Title: | First record of a reproducing population of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis Daudin, 1802 in Florida (USA) |
Journal: | BioInvasions Records |
Volume: | 6 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 87-94 |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 35681 |
Author: | Goodman, C.M., G.F.M. Jongsma, J.E. Hill, E.L. Stanley, Q.M. Tuckett, D.C. Blackburn, and C.M. Romagosa |
Date: | 2021 |
Title: | A case of mistaken identity: genetic and anatomical evidence reveals the cryptic invasion of Xenopus tropicalis in Central Florida |
Journal: | Journal of Herpetology |
Volume: | 55 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 62-69 |
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Comments | Confirmed genetically to be X. tropicalis (Goodman et al. 2021) |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 5000 |