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First record The specimen was brought to parque Zo- of Sceloporus serrifer Cope , 1866, ológico Municipal quinzinho de Barros (pZMqB), at the municipality of Sorocaba, introduced to Brazil São paulo, by an employee of the company where the was found. The pZMqB Sceloporus serrifer Cope , 1866, is a opened in 1968 as a government agency and viviparous, phrynosomatid lizard ( GuIlleTTe is also known as Sorocaba Zoo. After its et al. 1980) occurring in southern Texas, arrival at the zoo, the lizard received med - , northern Guatemala, and Belize ical treatment, since the right hind limb was (BAdIllo -S AldAñA et al. 2016) where it fractured and necrotic. The adult male was inhabits various habitat types including kept in the Zoo for one year, died on July wooded, desert and rocky areas ( HuNSAkeR 2016 and was thereafter discarded. The 1962). The diet consists mainly of inverte - main food items offered consisted of arthro - brates, as in other of Sceloporus pods, such as crickets, cockroaches and bee - (FeRIA oRTIZ et al. 2001; RAMíReZ -B AuTISTA tle larvae. & G oNZáleZ -R oMeRo 2002; leyTe -M AN- There are many examples of acciden - RIque & R AMíReZ -B AuTISTA 2010). tal introduction of alien due to human In August 2015, an adult male of S. translocation of cargo by maritime and air serrifer (Fig. 1) was found in an industrial trade ( GIll et al. 2001). In Brazil, Hemi- allotment near a transport container that was dactylus mabouia (MoReAu de JoNNèS , delivered from Mexico. The area is located 1818), is the allochthonous species of lizard at the municipality of Itu, São paulo, Brazil. most widely dispersed and found in an-

Fig 1: The adult male Sceloporus serrifer Cope , 1866, found at the municipality of Itu, São paulo, Brazil. The photograph was taken at Sorocaba Zoo, São paulo state, Brazil where the lizard was kept until its death. All_Short_Notes:SHORT_NOTE.qxd 12.02.2019 14:51 Seite 23

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thropic and natural environments ( VAN - C. R. & p IVA , A. & B ATISTA , J. & M ACHAdo , d. C. ZolINI 1978; R oCHA et al. 2011). Hemi- (2015): occurrence of the Tokay Gecko, Gekko gecko lINNAeuS , 1758 (, Gekkonidae), an exotic dacty lus mabouia invaded Brazil probably species in southern Brazil.- Herpetology Notes, Bonn; by means of slave ships in the 1600s. Re- 8: 8-10. leyTe -M ANRIque , A. & R AMíReZ -B AuTISTA , cently two more alien species of lizard were A. (2010 ): diet of two populations of Sceloporus reported to inhabit natural and anthropic grammicus (Squamata: ) from Hidalgo, Mexico.- The Southwestern Naturalist, Brazilian areas: A population of Anolis por - lubbock; 55 (1): 98-103. MACk , R. N. & S IMBeRloFF , catus GRAy , 1840, in the Baixada Santista d & l oNSdAle , W. M & e VANS , H & C louT , M & region of coastal São paulo state ( pRATeS et BAZZAZ , F. A. (2000): Biotic invasions: causes, epi - al . 2016; SAMelo & B ARRellA 2016) and demiology, global consequences, and control.- eco- logical Applications, Washington; 10 (3): 689-710. Lepidodactylus lugu bris (duMéRIl & B I - pRATeS , I. & H eRNANdeZ , l. & S AMelo , R. R. & BRoN , 1836) , in Belém, pará state ( HooG- CARNAVAl , A. C. (2016): Molecular identification and Moed & A VIlA -p IReS 2015). In addition, an geographic origin of an exotic anole lizard introduced individual of Gekko gecko (lINNAeuS , to Brazil, with remarks on its natural history.- South American Journal of Herpetology, São paulo; 11 (3): 1758) , was collected in the porto de Itajaí, 220-227. RAMíReZ -B AuTISTA , A. & G oNZáleZ -R o- municipality of Itajaí, Santa Catarina state, MeRo , A. ( 2002): Some reproductive and feeding char - Brazil. Similar to S. serrifer of this study, acteristics of the viviparous Mexican lizard Sceloporus the individual of G. gecko was found near a torquatus (phrynosomatidae).- The Southwestern Naturalist, lubbock; 47 (1): 98-102. RoCHA , C. F. d. transport container that came from China & A NJoS , l. A. & B eRGAllo , H . G.( 2011): Conquering (JúNIoR et al. 2015). Brazil: the invasion by the exotic gekkonid lizard Introduced species can reduce or even Hemidactylus mabouia (Squamata) in Brazilian natural extirpate native species by mating with environments.- Zoologia, Curitiba; 28 (6): 747-754. SAMelo , R. R. & B ARRellA , W. (2016): Geographic them, competing, representing predators or distribution: Anolis porcatus (Cuban Green Anole).- introducing parasites and diseases ( MACk et Herpetological Review, New york; 47 (2): 256. VAN- al. 2000). Thus, reports of anecdotal intro - ZolINI , p. e. (1978): on South American Hemidactylus duction events of alien species are important (Sauria, Gekkonidae).- papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, even though the species has not yet become São paulo; 31 (20): 307-343. key WoRdS : Reptilia: Squamata: Sauria: an invader with established populations. phrynosomatidae; Sceloporus serrifer ; ecology, intro - ACkNoWledGeMeNTS: The author wishes duced species, accidental importation; São paulo state, to thank the Secretaria de Meio Ambiente, parques e Brazil Jardins de Sorocaba for the support and is grateful to SuBMITTed: March 31, 2018 Jean p. Boubli (university of Salford, Manchester, uk) for helpful comments on an earlier version of this man - AuTHoR: Marcos TokudA < mtokuda@usp. uscript and for reviewing the english. br >, parque Zoológico Municipal quinzinho de Barros, 18020-268, Sorocaba, Sp, Brazil. ReFeReNCeS: BAdIllo SAldAñA , l. M. & lARA TuFIño , d. & H eRNáNdeZ AuSTRIA , R. & R A- MíReZ BAuTISTA , A. (2016): primer registro de Scelo- porus serrifer Cope , 1866 (Squamata: phrynosomati- dae) para quintana Roo, México.- Cuadernos de Herpetología, Buenos Aires; 30 (1): 35-37. FeRIA oR - TIZ , M. & N IeTo -M oNTeS de oCA , A. & S AlGAdo uGARTe , I . H. (2001): diet and reproductive biology of the viviparous lizard Sceloporus torquatus torquatus (Squamata: phrynosomatidae).- Journal of Herpeto- logy, Athens; 35 (1): 104-112. GIll , B. J. & B eJA- koVTCH , d. & W HITAkeR , A . H. (2001): Records of foreign and amphibians accidentally imported to New Zealand.- New Zealand Journal of Zoology, Wellington; 28 (3): 351-359. GuIlleTTe , l. J. J R. & JoNeS , R. e. & F ITZGeRAld , k. T. & S MITH , H . M. (1980): evolution of viviparity in the lizard genus Sceloporus .- Herpetologica, Austin; 36 (3): 201-215. HooGMoed , M. S. & A VIlA -p IReS , T. C. (2015): Lepidodactylus lugubris (duMéRIl & B IBRoN , 1836) (Reptilia: Gekkonidae), an introduced lizard new for Brazil, with remarks on and correction of its distribu - tion in the New World.- Zootaxa, Auckland ; 4000 (1): 90-110. HuNSAkeR , d. (1962): ethological isolating mechanisms in the Sceloporus torquatus group of lizards.- evolution, lancaster; 16 (1): 62-74. JúNIoR , J.