Singapore’s herpetofauna: updated and annotated checklist, history, conservation, and distribution
Author
Figueroa, Alex
Author
Low, Martyn E. Y.
0000-0001-7927-7149
martyn.low@nus.edu.sg
Author
Lim, Kelvin K. P.
0000-0002-0638-9198
kelvinlim@nus.edu.sg
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-05-18
5287
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1
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5287.1.1
journal article
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Xenopus laevis
(Daudin, 1802)
—
Non-native; Introduced.
African Clawed Frog
Singapore
records.
African Clawed Frog
—
Gilbert
et al.
, 2012: 393
.
Remarks.
Similar to
H. boettgeri
,
Gilbert
et al.
(2012)
included
X. laevis
in their list of Singaporean frogs tested for pathogens, but failed to stipulate that the species is non-native and that samples were taken from frogs in pet stores.
Xenopus laevis
is native to southern Africa (Channing & R̂del 2019).
LKCNHM & NHMUK Museum specimens.
No specimens.
Additional
Singapore
museum specimens.
No specimens.
Family
Ranidae Batsch, 1796
(2 species)
Genus
Lithobates
Fitzinger, 1843
(1 species)