RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Contaminant a Species
Code b
Lifestage Contaminant Exposure
Concentration
Route
e
f
CCl4 RACA embryo 0.026-65.7
mg/L
CCl4 RAPA embryo 0.02-92.5
mg/L
Cd AMGR larvae (3
mo)
0.505,0.193,
0.049, 0.0152
and < 0.002
Table 3 - Acute Laboratory Data - 10
Temp
h
LC24 e
LC48 e
LC96 e
Other Mortality/Effects Data de
Reference k
IMMER LC50 at 0 d post-hatch= 1.50 mg/L;
100 % hatchability at 0.026 mg/L;
% survival of normal organisms at
time of hatching= 100 % and at 4 d
post hatching= 99 % at 0.026 mg/L;
0 % hatched at 65.7 mg/L.
Birge et al. 1980
IMMER LC50 at 0 d post-hatch= 3.62 mg/L;
96 % hatchability at 0.02 and 5 % at
92.5 mg/L; 0 % normal embryo
hatched at 92.5 mg/L.
Birge et al. 1980
IMMER 21±1 468.4 Nebeker et al. 1995
mg/L
Cd AMME adult IMMER logLC50= -
0.26 µmol/L
Vaal et al. 1997
Cd AMME larvae (3-4
wk post
hatch)
IMMER 20 1.3 mg/L
Slooff and Baerselman 1980 k
Cd BUAR tadpoles IMMER 25 4.05 (3.47- 3.15 (2.8- 2.65 (2.31- 72 h LC50: 2.87 (2.52-3.33). Ferrari et al. 1993
5.11) 3.63) 3.11)
Cd BUAR tadpoles IMMER 25 9.92 (8.76- 8.60 (7.62- 6.77 (5.97- 72 h LC50: 7.84 (6.95-8.93). Ferrari et al. 1993
11.30) 9.75) 7.65)
Cd BUAR tadpoles IMMER 20±1 3.34 (2.94- 2.52 (2.22- 2.08 (1.83- LC72= 2.23 (1.96-2.54). Muino et al. 1990
3.38) 2.86) 2.40)
Cd BUME tadpoles IMMER 29-34 19.81 mg/L 11.91 mg/L 8.18 mg/L
Khangarot and Ray 1987 k
Cd BURE adult (F) INJECT 24 h= 18; 48 h= 22; 96 h= 6.2.
Hilmy et al. 1986d k
Cd GACA embryolarvae
IMMER 7 d LC50= 0.04 mg/L.
Birge et al. 1979a k
Cd MIOR tadpoles IMMER 25.5- 2.62 (2.4- 2.48 (2.0- 1.58 (1.4- For 4 wk old tadpoles. LC24: 2.78 Jayaprakash et al. 1987
26 2.8) 2.8) 1.8) (2.4-3.0) mg/L; LC50: 2.66 (2.2-
2.8) mg/L; LC96: 1.81 (1.4-2.0)
mg/L.
Cd MIOR tadpoles IMMER 25.5 2.62, 2.78 2.48, 2.66 1.58, 1.81 LC values for 1 wk old and 6 wk old
tadpoles respectively.
Rao and Madhyastha 1987 k
Cd RACA tadpoles 0- 0.8 mg/L INJECT 3.7 Zettergren et al. 1991a