Xenopus laevis
Xenopus laevis
(African Clawed Frog)
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32 results for Xenopus laevis (African Clawed Frog)

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Impact ID Scientific Name Impact Type Study Type Study Location Impact Description Reference
4853 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In Riverside and San Diego Counties, California, X. laevis consumes native invertebrates... 12154
4854 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Diet of nonindigenous X. laevis inhabiting the Santa Clara River estuary in Ventura... 12153
4855 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Native Californian vertebrates consumed by X. laevis include Western Toads (Anaxyrus... 29031
4856 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal Field Xenopus laevis negatively impacts Anaxyrus boreas (Western Toad), and consumes... 37320
4857 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In Sicily, Italy, X. laevis has caused population and, perhaps, recruitment declines in... 26732
4858 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In Wales, zooplankton and zoobenthos formed the bulk of the diet of X. laevis, but that... 37321
4866 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In Riverside and San Diego Counties, California, X. laevis consumes native invertebrates... 13656
4868 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Diet of nonindigenous X. laevis inhabiting the Santa Clara River estuary in Ventura... 32112
4869 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Native Californian vertebrates consumed by X. laevis include Western Toads (Anaxyrus... 13656
4870 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Native Californian vertebrates consumed by X. laevis include Western Toads (Anaxyrus... 33274
4871 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Native Californian vertebrates consumed by X. laevis include Western Toads (Anaxyrus... 32112
4894 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, consumes fish and amphibians although most of its... 26734
4896 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A African clawed frogs, Xenopus laevis, able to compete with and predate native species. 37345
4899 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A Predates endangered California red-legged frog, threatens endangered unarmored threespine... 37346
4901 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A African clawed frogs, Xenopus laevis, consumed benthic species such as snails... 37351
4903 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A In ponds that experienced extreme drying during a period of high temperatures in 1974, mosquito... 37352
4906 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A Evidence indicate African clawed frog, Xenapus laevis, had negative impacts on native... 25894
5203 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A African clawed frogs, Xenopus laevis, impacts native prey species through consumption. 37939
7651 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In California, slow-moving macroinvertebrates comprised the majority of Xenopus laevis... 13254
7652 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal N/A In Lily Pond Lake in San Francisco county California, sub-adult Xenopus laevis were... 13765
7653 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In the Metropolitan region of Chile, Xenopus laevis diet primarily consists of... 14159
7656 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Anecdotal Field In California, Thamnophis hammondii was documented to prey on Xenopus laevis. 15681
7668 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In California, Xenopus laevis feeds on both invertebrates and vertebrates includling... 26704
7669 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field In South Wales, Xenopus laevis diet primarily consisted of tubificid worms, Chironomus... 26707
7671 Xenopus laevis Predation/Herbivory Observational Field Xenopus laevis can negatively affect amphibian populations likely due to predation of eggs... 26731
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