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First records of three new lizard species and a range expansion of a fourth lizard species introduced to Aruba
Behm, Jocelyn E. Busala, Gianna M.
Behm, Jocelyn E.
Busala, Gianna M.
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2022-01-24
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https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2022.11.1.30
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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.
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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.2022.11.1.30
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Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)
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BioInvasions Records, Vol. 11, Iss. 1
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