Table 1. Overland distances moved by Xenopus species recorded in the literature.
| Reference | Species | Number of individuals | Distance reported (km) | Data type | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loveridge (1953) | X. borealis | Unspecified | 0.45 | Anecdotal | Indigenous |
| X. muelleri | >14 | 0.9 | Anecdotal | Indigenous | |
| Inger (1968) | X. muelleri | 1 | 0.02 | Anecdotal | Indigenous |
| McCoid & Fritts (1980) | X. laevis | Unspecified | 0.8 | Anecdotal | Invasive |
| Picker (1985) | X. gilli | 11 | 0.9 | Mark-recapture | Indigenous |
| Wager (1986) | X. laevis | Thousands | 1.0 | Anecdotal | Indigenous |
| Measey & Tinsley (1998)a (Measey, 1997)a | X. laevis | 55 (21% of recaptures) | 0.2 (within 48 hrs) 0.75, 1.5 & 2.0 (direct distance) | Mark-recapture | Invasive |
| Lobos & Garín (2002) | X. laevis | 1 | 0.04 | Anecdotal | Invasive |
| Lobos & Jaksic (2005) | X. laevis | Hundreds | 0.1–0.18 | Anecdotal | Invasive |
| Eggert & Fouquet (2006) | X. laevis | 1 | 0.08 | Mark-recapture | Invasive |
| Faraone (2008) | X. laevis | Unspecified | 0.48 | Distributional | Invasive |
Notes.
a
These sources report the same data.