WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & IRCF REPTILES • VOL15, & N OAMPHIBIANS 4 • DEC 2008 189 • 21(1):35–36 • MAR 2014

IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCED SPECIES FEATURE ARTICLES . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...... Joshua M. Kapfer 190 A New. The Shared State History of Treeboas Record (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans of on Grenada: the Cuban Treefrog, A Hypothetical Excursion ...... Robert W. Henderson 198

OsteopilusRESEARCH ARTICLES septentrionalis (Duméril and . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ...... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 Bibron. The Knight 1841) Anole (Anolis equestris) in (), in North Carolina ...... Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 1 2 CONSERVATION ALERTMichael C. Granatosky and Kenneth L. Krysko 1Department. World’s of Evolutionary Mammals in CrisisAnthropology, ...... Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA ([email protected]) 220 2Division of. Herpetology,More Than Mammals Florida ...... Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA ([email protected]) 223 . The “Dow Jones Index” of ...... 225

HUSBANDRY he Cuban Treefrog, septentrionalis (Duméril States (Monroe County, Florida), and this invasive . Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ...... Shannon Plummer 226 Tand Bibron 1841) (Fig. 1), is native to , the subsequently has spread rapidly throughout the extreme south- Bahamas, and the CaymanPROFILE Islands, and is well known for its eastern United States (Welker 2004). The successful expan- invasive capabilities (Meshaka. Kraig Adler: A etLifetime al. Promoting2001). Herpetology Barbour ...... (1931) sion of the species’ introduced Michael L. Tregliarange 234 likely can be attributed was the first to reportCOMMENTARY the presence of this species in the United to high fecundity, an ability to out-compete native anurans . The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ...... Eric Gangloff 238

BOOK REVIEW . Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young ...... Robert Powell 243

 CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ...... 245  NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ...... 247  NEWBRIEFS ...... 248  EDITORIAL INFORMATION ...... 251  FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ...... 252

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Fig. 1. A Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) from Gainesville, Alachua Co., Florida. Motor vehicle transport of cargo and ornamental plants has been instrumental in the spread of this species in Florida and is the likely introduction pathway for these into North Carolina. Photograph by Kenneth L. Krysko.

Copyright © 2014. Michael C. Granatosky. All rights reserved. 35 INTRODUCED SPECIES IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 21(1):35–36 • MAR 2014 and tolerate cold weather, and the capacity to prey upon an Acknowledgments array of native species (Austin 1973; Ashton and Ashton 1988; We thank Jeffery Beane for information on our new state Meshaka 1994, 1996; Campbell 1999; Vargas Salinas 2006; record and Paul E. Moler for confirming the identification Granatosky and Krysko 2011; Granatosky et al. 2011). The of the specimen. spread of the species appears to rely largely on anthropogenic transport via motor vehicles or potted landscaping vegetation Literature Cited (Lever 2003, Kraus 2009, Krysko et al. 2011, Meshaka 2011). Ashton, R.E., Jr. and P.S. Ashton. 1988. Handbook of Reptiles and Amphibians of Although sightings and captures of O. septentrionalis in Florida. Part Three: The Amphibians. Windward Publ. Co., Miami, Florida. Austin, D.F. 1973. Range expansion of the Cuban Treefrog in Florida. Florida North Carolina have occurred (J.C. Beane, pers. comm.), Naturalist 46:28. no voucher specimens or published verifications currently Beane, J.C. and J.E. Corey III. 2010. New geographic distribution records for rep- exist. Therefore, we report the first voucher specimen of O. tiles from North Carolina, USA. Herpetological Review 44:388–391. septentrionalis from a single location in Chapel Hill, North Beane, J.C. 2013. New geographic distribution records for reptiles from North Carolina. This represents the first recorded sighting of O. Carolina, USA. Herpetological Review 44:478–481. Barbour, T. 1931. Another introduced in North America. Copeia 1931:140. septentrionalis in the state and likely represents a recent and Campbell, R. 1999. Geographic distribution. Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban isolated introduction. Treefrog). Herpetological Review 30:50–51. On 04 January 2014, MCG collected an Osteopilus sep- Granatosky, M.C. and K.L. Krysko. 2011. Ontogenetic behavioral shifts in habi- tentrionalis (UF-Herpetology 172200) from Townhouse tat utilization of treefrogs (Hylidae) in North-central Florida. Reptiles & Amphibians 18:20–27. Apartments of Chapel Hill, 425 Hillsborough Street, Granatosky, M.C. and K.L. Krysko. 2013. The Brown Anole, Anolis sagrei Duméril Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina (35.919372, and Bibron 1837 (Dactyloidae), state record and introduction pathway. -79.052568; Datum WGS84). The frog was in a lethar- Reptiles & Amphibians 20:190–191. gic state crawling on a sidewalk. No additional individuals Granatosky, M.C., L.M. Wagner, and K.L. Krysko. 2011. Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban Treefrog). Diet. Herpetological Review 42: 90. were observed. The juvenile (< 44 mm SVL; Meshaka 2001) Kraus, F. 2009. Alien Reptiles and Amphibians, a Scientific Compendium, and was deposited in the Division of Herpetology at the Florida Analysis. Invading Nature: Springer Series in Invasion Biology 4. Springer, Museum of Natural History. Paul E. Moler (pers. comm.) Dordrecht, The Netherlands. confirmed our identification. Krysko, K.L., J.P. Burgess, M.R. Rochford, C.R. Gillette, D. Cueva, K.M. Enge, L.A. Somma, J.L. Stabile, D.C. Smith, J.A. Wasilewski, G.N. Kieckhefer III, Because only a single juvenile individual was found at the M.C. Granatosky, and S.V. Nielsen. 2011. Verified non-indigenous amphib- collection site, we believe that this observation represents a sin- ians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: Outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages. 3028:1–64. gle introduction event. The fact that the specimen was collected Zootaxa Lever, C. 2003. Naturalized Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. Oxford in an apartment complex in close proximity to the University University Press, Oxford, UK. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during early January when Meshaka, W.E., Jr. 1994. Ecological correlates of successful colonization in the life students were returning from winter break suggests that the history of the Cuban Treefrog, Osteopilus septentrionalis (Anura: Hylidae). Dissertation, Florida International University, Miami. likely introduction pathway was via motor vehicle transport Meshaka, W.E., Jr. 1996. Vagility and the Florida distribution of the Cuban from an area with established populations of Cuban Treefrogs. Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). Herpetological Review 27:37–40. The introduction of nonnative amphibians and reptiles by Meshaka, W.E., Jr. 2001. The Cuban Tree Frog in Florida. Life History of a Successful means of cargo or ornamental plant transfer, at least in Florida, Colonizing Species. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. is recognized as a major introduction pathway second only to Meshaka, W.E., Jr. 2011. A runaway train in the making: Exotic amphibians, reptiles, turtles, and crocodilians of Florida. Monograph 1. Herpetological the pet trade (Krysko et al. 2011). Also, North Carolina clearly Conservation and Biology 6:1–101. is an area at potential risk of continuing ecological invasions Meshaka, W.E., Jr., B.P. Butterfield, and J.B. Hauge. 2001. The Exotic Amphibians by exotic herpetofauna (Beane and Corey 2010, Beane 2013, and Reptiles of Florida. Krieger Publishing, Inc., Melbourne, Florida. Granatosky and Krysko 2013). The scientific community Vargas Salinas, F. 2006. Breeding behavior and colonization success of the Cuban Treefrog Osteopilus septentrionalis. Herpetologica 62:398–408. should promote early detection and foster public knowledge Welker, M.E. 2004. Geographic distribution. Osteopilus septentrionalis (Cuban about the ecological dangers of invasive species. Treefrog). Herpetological Review 35:283.

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