Niche shift versus niche conservatism? Climatic characteristics of the native and invasive ranges of the Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)

D Rödder, S Lötters - Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The use of ecological niche models (ENMs) to predict potential distributions of species
is steadily increasing. A necessary assumption is that climatic niches are conservative, but …

Understanding the spread and impact of exotic geckos in the greater Caribbean region

CD Perella, JE Behm - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2020 - Springer
Understanding the patterns and drivers of the spread of exotic species is necessary for
limiting their distributions and minimizing their impacts on biodiversity. Species that are …

[HTML][HTML] Conquering Brazil: the invasion by the exotic gekkonid lizard Hemidactylus mabouia (Squamata) in Brazilian natural environments

CFD Rocha, LA Anjos, HG Bergallo - Zoologia (Curitiba), 2011 - SciELO Brasil
In this study we review the records regarding occurrence of Hemidactylus mabouia Moreau
De Jonnès, 1818 in Brazil, looking for records of the species in natural habitats, in order to …

[PDF][PDF] Natural history of the edificarian geckos Hemidactylus mabouia, Thecadactylus rapicauda, and Sphaerodactylus sputator on Anguilla

KG Howard, JS Parmerlee… - Caribbean Journal of …, 2001 - researchgate.net
NOTES 285 associated with human establishments and is well known for utilizing areas
around artificial light sources as hunting grounds. Despite the species' broad distribution …

First reports of ectoparasites collected from wild-caught exotic reptiles in Florida

JL Corn, JW Mertins, B Hanson… - Journal of Medical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We collected ectoparasites from 27 of 51 wild-caught, free-ranging exotic reptiles examined
in Florida from 2003 to 2008. Sampled animals represented eight species, five of which …

[PDF][PDF] A key to the geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida

KL Krysko, KJ Daniels - Caribbean Journal of Science, 2005 - ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu
Currently, there is one native and 10 established non-native gekkonids in Florida. For nearly
100 years, gecko species in Florida have been misidentified because of their similar …

Helminths of the exotic lizard Hemidactylus mabouia from a rock outcrop area in southeastern Brazil

LA Anjos, CFD Rocha, D Vrcibradic… - Journal of …, 2005 - cambridge.org
The helminth fauna of 291 Hemidactylus mabouia (Lacertilia: Gekkonidae) from a rock
outcrop area in the state of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil, was studied. Five species were …

The Superior Colonizing Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia on Curaçao: Conservation Implications for the Native Gecko Phyllodactylus martini

DF Hughes, WE Meshaka Jr… - Journal of …, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
We used nightly surveys to monitor the status of building-dwelling gecko species on the
southern Caribbean island, Curaçao. Two gecko species were detected in 10 counts across …

Colonization dynamics of two exotic geckos (Hemidactylus garnotii and H. mabouia) in Everglades National Park

WE Meshaka - Journal of Herpetology, 2000 - JSTOR
The exotic herpetofaunal community of Florida in-cludes 37 species, most of which are
found in dis-turbed habitats of southern Florida and have arrived in the past 25 yr (Butterfield …

Diet of two sit-and-wait lizards, Phyllopezus pollicaris (Spix, 1825) (Phyllodactylidae) and Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) (Gekkonidae) in a …

NR Albuquerque, AS Costa-Urquiza, MP Soares… - Biota …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
The dietary compositions of two sit-and-wait lizard species, Hemidactylus mabouia and
Phyllopezus pollicaris, which co-occur over rocky substrate and vertical rock walls in a …