Invasive reptiles and amphibians: global perspectives and local solutions
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Abstract
In the annals of invasive species biology, higher taxa such asmammals, plants and insects have received the lion’s shareof research attention, largely because many of these invadershave demonstrated a remarkable ability to degrade ecosys-tems and cause economic harm. Interest in invasive reptilesand amphibians (collectively ‘herpetofauna’, colloquially‘herps’) has historically lagged but is now garnering in-creased scrutiny as a result of their escalating pace ofinvasion. A few herpetofaunal invaders have received con-siderable attention in scientific and popular accounts, in-cluding the brown treesnakeBoiga irregularison Guam,Burmese pythonPython molurusin Florida, Coqu´ıEleutherodactylus coquiin Hawaii and cane toadBufomarinusin Australia. However, relatively few are aware ofmany emerging and potentially injurious herpetofaunalinvaders, such as Nile monitorsVaranus niloticusin Flor-ida, common kingsnakesLampropeltis getulain the CanaryIslands, boa constrictorsBoa constrictoron Aruba andCozumel, or a variety of giant constrictor snakes in PuertoRico. For the vast majority of the most commonlyintroduced species, real or potential impacts to nativeecosystems or human economic interests are poorly under-stood and incompletely explored; major pathways of intro-duction have only recently been elucidated, and effectivemanagement interventions have been limited (Kraus, 2009).
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Invasive reptiles and amphibians: global perspectives and local solutions |
| Series title | Animal Conservation |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00409.x |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | Supplement 1 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Zoological Society of London |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| First page | 3 |
| Last page | 4 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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