First records of three new lizard species and a range expansion of a fourth lizard species introduced to Aruba
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2022-01-24Group
Integrative Ecology Lab, Center for Biodiversity (Temple University)Department
BiologyPermanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/7485
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https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.30Abstract
The Caribbean islands are becoming a hotspot for the spread of non-native reptiles. Consistent with this trend, we provide the first documentation of three new lizard species discovered on Aruba, Anolis gingivinus (Cope, 1864), Anolis cristatellus (Duméril and Bibron, 1837), and Hemidactylus frenatus (Duméril and Bibron, 1836). In addition, we provide an updated distribution on Aruba for a previously introduced lizard species, Anolis porcatus (Gray, 1840). All four species were identified phenotypically in the field and identifications were confirmed with genetics. Like most non-native lizards in the Caribbean, they tend to use anthropogenic habitats, and their impacts on Aruba’s resident species are not known.Citation
Behm JE, Busala GM, Helmus MR (2022) First records of three new lizard species and a range expansion of a fourth lizard species introduced to Aruba. BioInvasions Records 11(1): 296–306, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.30Citation to related work
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