Wednesday, February 9, 2011

New non-native reptile in Fl

CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
9 February 2011

OUSTALET’S CHAMELEON, FURCIFER OUSTALETI (MOCQUARD 1894) (CHAMAELEONIDAE), A NON-INDIGENOUS SPECIES NEWLY ESTABLISHED IN FLORIDA

IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 17(4): 248-249

by Christopher R. Gillette, Kenneth L . Krysko, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Guy N . Kieckhefer III, E dward F. Metzger III, Michael R. Rochford, Daniel Cueva, and Dustin C. Smith

Summary: Oustalet’s Chameleon is the 67th alien species confirmed as introduced, breeding, and established in the United States and Canada.

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A pdf of this article is available from the CNAH PDF Library at

http://www.cnah.org/cnah_pdf.asp

Images of this lizard by Michael Rochford can be viewed at

http://www.cnah.org/ex_nameslist.asp

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