Specimen ID | 202 |
Group | Amphibians-Frogs |
Genus | Xenopus |
Species | laevis |
Common Name | African Clawed Frog |
State | CO |
County | Grand |
Locality | a beaver pond along the North Fork of the Snake River, on the southeast side of US Rt 6, 14.5 km northeast of Keystone, 3150 m elevation |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Colorado Headwaters |
HUC8 Number | 14010001 |
HUC10 Name | Fraser River |
HUC10 Number | 1401000102 |
HUC12 Name | Crooked Creek |
HUC12 Number | 140100010207 |
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Collection Day | 5 |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 1990 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released pet |
Status | collected |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 12101 |
Author: | Bacchus, S.T., K. Richter, and P. Moler |
Date: | 1993 |
Title: | Geographic distribution: Xenopus laevis (African Clawed Frog). USA: Colorado: Summit Co. |
Journal: | Herpetological Review |
Volume: | 24 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 65 |
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Reference 2 |
Ref. Number: | 12179 |
Author: | Livo, L.J., G.A. Hammerson, and H.M. Smith |
Date: | 1998 |
Title: | Summary of Amphibians and Reptiles Introduced into Colorado. |
Journal: | Northwestern Naturalist |
Volume: | 79 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 1-11 |
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Comments | The specimen did not have conspicuous claws. Water in the upper levels of the beaver pond were slushy. |
Record Type | Specimen |
Museum Cat Number | UF Photo 86757 |
Verifier | Smith, Hobart M. |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |