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Chamaeleo Calyptratus) Is an Arbo- 172297) Sleeping on a S WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS IRCF REPTILES • VOL15, &NO AMPHIBIANS 4 • DEC 2008 189 • 21(2):83–85 • JUN 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 New County. The Shared History of Treeboas Record (Corallus grenadensis) and for Humans on Grenada:the Veiled Chameleon A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198 RESEARCH(Chamaeleo ARTICLES calyptratus Duméril and . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 Bibron. The Knight 1851), Anole (Anolis equestris) in Floridain Broward County, Florida, .............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212 WithCONSERVATION Notes ALERT on Intentional Introductions . World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 . More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 of. The “DowChameleons Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... in Southern Florida 225 HUSBANDRYJake R. Edwards1, Michael R. Rochford2, Frank J. Mazzotti2, and Kenneth L. Krysko3 . Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226 1Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 3205 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314, USA ([email protected]) 2UniversityPROFILE of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, 3205 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314, USA . Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology(MRR: ................................................................................................ [email protected], FJM: [email protected]) Michael L. Treglia 234 3Division of Herpetology, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA ([email protected]) COMMENTARY . The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238 he Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) is an arbo- 172297) sleeping on a S. terebinthifolius about 3 m above the BOOK REVIEW real lizard native to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, where it ground (26.12038°N, -80.33814°W). Digital images of the T . Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, is found on high plateausR. Berridge, to elevations P. Ramani, and ofB.E. 2,800Young .............................................................................................................. m and in chameleons were sent to Laurence Robert Powell L.243 Connor (Florida Fish foothills, forests, low-elevation maize fields, and inland river and Wildlife Conservation Commission) who confirmed our valleys (Fritz and SchütteCONSERVATION 1987, MeermanRESEARCH REPORTS: and Boomsma Summaries of Publishedidentifications. Conservation Research Vouchered Reports ................................. specimens 245 are crucial in docu- NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 1987, Zari 1993, Showler NEWBRIEFS 1995, ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Schmidt 2001). This spe- menting introductions (Krysko et al. 2482011) and these known cies has been introduced EDITORIAL via the INFORMATION pet trade to ..................................................................................................................................................... Hawaii (Kraus vouchers represent the first two C. calyptratus 251 from Broward FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252 and Duvall 2004) and Florida (Krysko and Enge 2004), County. USA. In Florida, it has been established since at least 2002 On 2 January 2014, MRR and Michelle J. Curtis (Krysko and Enge 2004) and evidence of additional indepen- (University of Florida) conducted a second survey of the area. dent introductions exist from Alachua,Front Collier,Cover. Shannon Hendry, Plummer. Lee, A C.Back calyptratus Cover. Michael of Kern unknown sex was observed at 2106 h, and Miami-Dade counties (KryskoTotat et al. et velleseque 2011, audantGillette mo and perchedTotat et vellesequeon a S. audant terebinthifolius mo about 3 m above the ground Krysko 2012). Herein, we documentestibus another inveliquo introduction velique rerchil of (26.11993°N,estibus inveliquo velique -80.33974°W). rerchil Another C. calyptratus of erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus C. calyptratus in Broward County, Florida.aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum unknownaut dolor apicto sex invere was pe dolumobserved perched in another S. terebinthi- On 30 December 2013, the Universityfugiatis maionsequat of Florida eumque received foliusfugiatis about maionsequat 4 m eumqueabove the ground at 2110 h (26.11972°N, moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur moditia erere nonsedis ma sectia- an anonymous tip about a possible mapopulation derrovitae voluptam, of Chamaeleo as quos -80.33869°W).tur ma derrovitae voluptam, Both as chameleons were behind a fence, pre- calyptratus on state-owned lands inaccullabo. Broward County. On 1 venting collection or satisfactory photographs. January 2014 between 1900–2100 h, JRE and MRR con- The release of nonnative wildlife is illegal (Rule 68-5 ducted a nighttime search around a Florida Highway Patrol F.A.C) and Florida law considers release of nonnative wildlife station and area right-of-way. At approximately 1930 h, we to be a misdemeanor (Florida Statute § 379.231). Despite observed an adult female C. calyptratus (photographic voucher this, multiple chameleon populations have been discovered UF-Herpetology 172296) sleeping on a Brazilian Pepper throughout the state (Figs. 1 & 2), but primarily in south- Tree (Schinus terebinthifolius) about 2.5 m above the ground ern Florida. Rumors abound that animals were intention- (26.11969°N, -80.33859°W, Datum WGS84, 5 m eleva- ally released by individuals interested in harvesting them tion). At approximately 2000 h, we observed flashlights in a from the wild for future sale in the pet trade. On several nearby area. Upon contact, two people revealed themselves to occasions, JRE and MRR observed collectors trespassing be commercial chameleon collectors who had two C. calyptra- on posted private lands to obtain chameleons. For example, tus in their possession. The collectors told us the chameleons Oustalet’s Chameleons (Furcifer oustaleti) in Miami-Dade were collected from the same site that evening. At 2025 h, County, Florida, were first observed to be introduced into a we observed an adult male C. calyptratus (UF-Herpetology private property (Gillette et al. 2010) and subsequently have Copyright © 2014. Jake R. Edwards. All rights reserved. 83 INTRODUCED SPECIES IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 21(2):83–85 • JUN 2014 spread to county-owned land (UF-Herpetology 163066, 163067, 165705, 170786). Further discoveries of F. ousta- leti (UF-Herpetology 166502, 166565, 166123) found up to 11 km from the originally reported population are sug- gestive of subsequent translocations. More recently Panther Chameleons (Furcifer pardalis) were discovered in Broward Fig. 2. Verified records of three species of Chameleons in Florida, USA. Red circles: Chamaeleo calyptratus; green triangles: Furcifer oustaleti; blue squares: F. pardalis. Records in Alachua, Collier, De Soto, and Hillsborough counties represent single individuals. A County (Rochford et al. 2013). Throughout Florida, C. calyptratus now occurs on both private property and state- owned rights-of-way (Krysko et al. 2011, Gillette and Krysko 2012). With this new introduction, we document ongoing intentional introductions of chameleons throughout southern Florida. Acknowledgments We thank Michelle Curtis for assistance in the field. Jennifer Ketterlin Eckles, Liz Barraco, Marsha Wheatley, and Kristen Sommers commented on this note. Laurence Connor assisted in data coordination and specimen identification. Christopher B Gillette provided a photograph for this note. We also thank the citizen who reported this introduction; that report testifies to the value of stakeholder engagement and communication. Literature Cited Gillette, C.R. and K.L. Krysko. 2012. New county record for the Veiled Chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus Duméril and Bibron 1851 (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae), in Florida. Reptiles & Amphibians 19:130–131. Gillette, C.R., K.L. Krysko, J.A. Wasilewski,
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