Table 1. Characteristics of the methods used to capture and describe the diet of Xenopus laevis.
| South Africa | Wales | France | Chile | Portugal | USA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population status | Native | Extincta | Invasive | Invasive | Invasive | Invasive |
| Period of capture | From 06/2014 To-09/2014 | From 05/1995 To 08/1996 | From 05/2014 To 10/2014 | 01/1998 03/2001 | From 06/2014 To 08/2014 | 1975–1976 |
| Geographical coordinates | ||||||
| Latitude/Longitude NWb | S34°18′24″ E18°25′35″ | N51°27′33″ W3°33′11″ | N47°16′14″ W0°33′56″ | S33°29′ W70°54′ | N38°45′09″ W9°17′27″ | See McCoid & Fritts (1980) |
| Latitude/Longitude SEb | S34°20′06″ E19°04′29″ | NA | N46°53′41″ W0°31′11″ | S33°37′ W70°39′ | N38°42′35″ W9°16′25″ | See McCoid & Fritts (1980) |
| Sampling design | ||||||
| Method | Trap | Trap | Trap | Trap | Electrofishing | NA |
| Capture occasion/site | From 1 to 4 | 29 | 3 | 1 | From 1 to 4 | 1 |
| Number of sites | 8 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| Number of individuals | 164 | 375 | 438 | 48 | 352 | 81 |
| Prey availability | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Habitat type | Ponds | Pond | Ponds | Ponds | Streams | Streams |
| Prey collection method | Flushing/ Dissection | Flushing | Dissection | Dissection | Dissection | Dissection |
| Published data | ||||||
| Prey frequency in stomachs | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Niche breadth | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Electivity | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Individual data | ||||||
| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Notes.
The population introduced in Wales went extinct twenty years after the data collection used in our study (Tinsley et al., 2015).
Geographical coordinates (WGS 84), northwestern (NW) and southeastern corners (SE), of the minimum rectangle encompassing all sampled sites for Ns > 1.