Xenopus eyelids

[Geoff]

Whilst it's true that wild Xenopus rely largely on aquatic prey, there is some evidence to indicate that they are capable of using vision to capture terrestrial prey as the second page of this paper illustrates: http://john.measey.com/pdf/Measey_feed.pdf

[Jenste]

This is the great thing about a forum such as this - - there is always new knowledge that can be gained!

[tgampper]

Whilst it's true that wild Xenopus rely largely on aquatic prey, there is some evidence to indicate that they are capable of using vision to capture terrestrial prey as the second page of this paper illustrates: http://john.measey.com/pdf/Measey_feed.pdf

Thanks for the link, Geoff. Very interesting article. John Measey has done a lot of work on the ecology and behavior of Xenopus. It does show us how little we know about a frog that is so popular

There are also several accounts of Xenopus migrating across land from one pond to another. So the idea that they never leave the water is not true.