Specimen ID | 680 |
Group | Amphibians-Frogs |
Genus | Xenopus |
Species | laevis |
Common Name | African Clawed Frog |
State | CA |
County | Riverside |
Locality | Vail Lake |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Santa Margarita |
HUC8 Number | 18070302 |
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Collection Year | 1975 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released pet |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 12154 |
Author: | McCoid, M.J., and T.H. Fritts |
Date: | 1980 |
Title: | Notes on the diet of a feral population of Xenopus laevis (Pipidae) in California. |
Journal: | Southwestern Naturalist |
Volume: | 25 |
Pages: | 272-275 |
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Comments | also collected in 1976; authors conclude that they are a clumsey predator adapted to capturing sessile or slow moving items and that they are not a threat to native fauna |
Record Type | Literature |
Disposal | San Diego Nat. Hist Mus. |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 81 |
Year Class | adult |