Table 3 South African native vertebrate species that have formed native-alien populations in South Africa, with selected information taken from the inventory “List of native-alien populations in South Africa”.

From: An inventory of native-alien populations in South Africa

scientificName

family

pathway

Reference

Acinonyx jubatus (Von Schreber, 1775)

Felidae

Release

25

Aepyceros melampus (Lichtenstein, 1812)

Bovidae

Release

25

Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot, 1818)

Psittacidae

Escape

35

Bradypodion ventrale (Gray, 1845)

Chamaeleonidae

Release

36

Ceratotherium simum (Burchell, 1817)

Rhinocerotidae

Release

25

Chetia brevis Jubb, 1968

Cichlidae

Release

37

Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

Clariidae

Release| Escape| Corridor

37

Connochaetes gnou (Zimmermann, 1780)

Bovidae

Release

38

Connochaetes taurinus (Burchell, 1823)

Bovidae

Release

38

Coptodon sparrmanii Smith, 1840

Cichlidae

Release

37

Damaliscus pygargus phillipsi Harper, 1939

Bovidae

Release

25

Damaliscus pygargus pygargus Pallas, 1767

Bovidae

Release

24

Enteromius anoplus Weber, 1897

Cyprinidae

Escape

37

Enteromius treurensis (Groenewald, 1958)

Cyprinidae

Release

37

Equus quagga Boddaert, 1785

Equidae

Release

38

Giraffa camelopardalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Giraffidae

Release

25

Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau De Jonnès, 1818)

Gekkonidae

Stowaway

39

Hippotragus niger (Harris, 1838)

Bovidae

Release

24

Hyperolius marmoratus Rapp, 1842

Hyperoliidae

Contaminant

3

Kneria auriculata (Pellegrin, 1905)

Kneriidae

Release

37

Kobus ellipsiprymnus (Ogilby, 1833)

Bovidae

Release

24

Labeo capensis (Smith, 1841)

Cyprinidae

Release| Corridor

37

Labeo umbratus (Smith, 1841)

Cyprinidae

Release

37

Labeobarbus aeneus (Burchell, 1822)

Cyprinidae

Release| Corridor

37

Labeobarbus capensis (Smith, 1841)

Cyprinidae

Corridor

37

Lonchura fringilloides (Lafresnaye, 1835)

Estrildidae

Escape

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Lygodactylus capensis (Smith, 1849)

Chamaeleonidae

Stowaway

39

Nothobranchius rachovii Ahl, 1926

Nothobranchiidae

Release

37

Numida meleagris (Linnaeus, 1758)

Numididae

Release

40

Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Cichlidae

Escape

37

Redunca fulvorufula (Afzelius, 1815)

Bovidae

Release

24

Sclerophrys gutturalis (Power, 1927)

Bufonidae

Contaminant

3

Tilapia rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)

Cichlidae

Release

37

Tragelaphus angasii Angas, 1849

Bovidae

Release

41,42

  1. Only high level pathway categories are displayed here, for sub-categories see the full database. Note this table includes one row per taxon/species whereas the full database has one row per population. The full database is available: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21084829.v19.