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will j Member Joined: 06 Aug 2005 No. of posts: 18  View other posts by will j |
Posted: 02 Feb 2006 how many introduced amphibian species are known to be self sustaining and still around today? thanks Birder from Shropshire, adrift in Cornwall! |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090  View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 02 Feb 2006 Don't think I can give a definitive list but if I make a start with those species I know to be surviving may be others can add more known to be surviving species? Marsh Frog Pool Frog Edible Frog Alpine Newt Italian Great Crested Newt Midwife Toad African Clawed Frog I've also removed from the wild: Green Toad Firebellied Toad (Bombina bombina) I have no idea if these were breeding or not. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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Caleb Forum Coordinator Joined: 17 Feb 2003 No. of posts: 448 View other posts by Caleb |
Posted: 02 Feb 2006 There might still be American bullfrogs breeding out there... hopefully not, though. I think Julia Wycherley's acoustic studies have identified some of the more obscure green frogs in the UK, I can't remember the exact species off-hand, possibly R. bergeri and R. perezi? Gemma- are you sure your firebellies were B. bombina? B. bombina are quite rare in captivity these days, and brown B. orientalis are often identified as B. bombina. |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 02 Feb 2006 Your right Caleb, typing slip they were brown B. orientalis not B. bombina Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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will j Member Joined: 06 Aug 2005 No. of posts: 18 View other posts by will j |
Posted: 04 Feb 2006 thanks for that, i thought that xenopus had died out now Birder from Shropshire, adrift in Cornwall! |
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GemmaJF Admin Group Joined: 25 Jan 2003 No. of posts: 2090 View other posts by GemmaJF |
Posted: 04 Feb 2006 Xenopus still persist at some locations, there are also likely to be as yet unknown populations. There has however been an eradication programme in recent years, at least at one breeding site. Gemma Fairchild, Independent Ecological Consultant |
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