Impacts from invasive reptiles and amphibians

F Kraus - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Alien herpetofauna have a broad diversity of ecological and evolutionary impacts, involving
seven mechanisms. Ecological impacts usually result from trophic disruptions and may be …

The aggressive invasion of exotic reptiles in Florida with a focus on prominent species: A review

R Engeman, E Jacobson, ML Avery… - Current …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Florida, along with Hawaii, has among the two worst invasive species problems in the USA,
and the state is especially susceptible to establishment by alien reptiles. Besides the large …

Biology and impacts of Pacific island invasive species. 10. Iguana iguana, the Green Iguana (Squamata: Iguanidae) 1

W Falcón, JD Ackerman, W Recart, CC Daehler - Pacific Science, 2013 - BioOne
Green iguanas (Iguana iguana L.) have been introduced to many locations outside their
native range due to both the pet trade and illegal introductions. This has led to the …

Using the iNaturalist application to identify reports of Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) on the mainland United States of America outside of populations in Florida

M Mo, E Mo - Reptiles & Amphibians, 2022 - journals.ku.edu
Presently, the only established populations of invasive Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) on
the mainland USA occur in Florida. We examined observation data from the online citizen …

Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Puerto Rico: is it time for management?

AL López-Torres, HJ Claudio-Hernández… - Biological …, 2012 - Springer
Iguana iguana is native to Central and South America, and was introduced into Puerto Rico
in the 1970s as a result of pet trade. The invasive biology of this reptile has not been studied …

Monitoring, modeling and harvest management of non-native invasive green iguanas on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

FF Rivera-Milán, J Haakonsson - Biological Invasions, 2020 - Springer
The green iguana (Iguana iguana) was most likely introduced as a pet and became
overabundant during the last 20 years on Grand Cayman. Because negative impacts were …

[PDF][PDF] Iguana iguana

BC Bock - Anfibios y Reptiles, 2013 - researchgate.net
11 Asociación Colombiana de Herpetología-ACH aspecto más café) con una barra
aguamarina sobre las extremidades anteriores y una pigmentación oscura en los párpados …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the potential impacts of exotic reptile species advertised for sale in the South African pet trade

A Mantintsilili, TC Shivambu, N Shivambu… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Assessing the impacts of non-native species is essential for preventing, monitoring and
eradicating introduced species. In South Africa, impact assessment has been adopted for …

Managing the risk of exotic vertebrate incursions in Australia

W Henderson, M Bomford, P Cassey - Wildlife Research, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Biological invasions are a profound contribution to human-induced environmental
change. Although intentional introductions of vertebrate species have largely declined …

Frequency and distribution of reports of free-living Green Iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Hong Kong

M Mo, E Mo - Current Herpetology, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
This study investigated the frequency and distribution of reports of free-living green iguanas
(Iguana iguana), a Neotropical lizard, in Hong Kong. We found 44 reports of I. iguana, of …