Table 5.1
(continued)
Group
Species name
Common name
Origin
Year Pathway
Intentional/unintentional/
accidental
Bird
Alectoris chukar
Chukar Partridge
Central Asia China
1964 Escape (ornamental)
i
Bird
Psittacula krameri
Rose-ringed Parakeet
South Asia
1970 Escape (pet)
u
Bird
Corvus splendens
House Crow
South Asia
1972 Stowaway (container)
i
Bird
Pavo cristatus
Peafowl
South Asia
1975 Escape (ornamental)
u
Mammal
Hippotragus equinus
koba
Western Roan
West Africa
1980 Release (hunting)
i
Reptile
Hemidactylus mabouia
Tropical House Gecko Central Africa
1980 Contaminant (transportation
of habitat material)
u
Amphibian Hyperolius
marmoratus
Painted Reed Frog
Central Africa
1995 Contaminant (nursery materials),
Stowaway (vehicles)
u
Amphibian Sclerophrys gutturalis
Guttural Toad
Central Africa
1998 Contaminant (transportation of
habitat material)
u
Mammal
Rattus tanezumi
Tanezumi Rat
Asia
2005 Stowaway (bulk)
u
The original table follows that of Picker and Griffiths (2017), with additional taxa that meet the definition of invasive. Pathways are from van Rensburg et al.
(2011), according to Harrower et al. (2017)
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