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Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura Similis) WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNALTABLE OF CONTENTS IRCF REPTILES &IRCF AMPHIBIANS REPTILES • VOL &15, AMPHIBIANS NO 4 • DEC 2008 • 189 25(3):212–213 • DEC 2018 IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCED SPECIES FEATURE ARTICLES . Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: Black Spiny-tailedOn the Road to Understanding the Ecology and IguanaConservation of the Midwest’s ( GiantCtenosaura Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190similis) . The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198 on RESEARCHNew ARTICLESProvidence Island, The Bahamas . The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 . The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida Scott Johnson .............................................Bahamas National Trust,Brian J.P.O. Camposano, Box N-4105, Kenneth L. East Krysko, Bay Kevin Street, M. Enge,Nassau, Ellen Bahamas M. Donlan, ([email protected]) and Michael Granatosky 212 CONSERVATION ALERT t about 0900 h on. World’s 17 AugustMammals in 2018, Crisis ............................................................................................................................... the author received March 1992 by Nick Wardle.............................. on Stirrup 220 Cay in the Berry information from. More Ms. Than MammalsLaureen ............................................................................................................................... Aban-Hailey about Island Archipelago, .......................................where it was said 223 to have been intention- A . The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225 an iguana in one of the storage rooms at the Green Parrots ally introduced by a worker on the Cay (Sandra Buckner, Bar and Grill on HUSBANDRYEast Bay Street, Nassau (25°4’35.88”N, pers. comm.). Since then, the species has proliferated on the 77°19’42.46”W). The. Captive author Care immediatelyof the Central Netted retrievedDragon ....................................................................................................... the ani- Cay and is listed as an Shannoninvasive Plummer species. 226 I cannot say if the mal, which the staffPROFILE said had been brought in by a visitor who individual caught at the Green Parrots Bar and Grill was a most likely came in by. Kraigyacht. Adler: No A Lifetime other Promoting information Herpetology was ................................................................................................ given. stowaway that a visitor foundMichael L. Tregliaon their 234 yacht or a “pet” that The iguana wasCOMMENTARY a juvenile (Fig. 1) and was retrieved escaped or was released. To my knowledge, this is the first unharmed from inside. theThe Turtleswall ofHave the Been storage Watching room,Me ........................................................................................................................ where it was record of a Black Spiny-tailed Eric GangloffIguana 238 on New Providence. wedged. I took morphometric information and photographs, BOOK REVIEW which were sent to Dr.. Threatened Chuck Amphibians Knapp, of Dr. the World John edited Iverson, by S.N. Stuart,Dr. M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. AcknowledgementsCox, Chris Pellechia, and SandyR. Berridge, Buckner, P. Ramani, all and of B.E. whom Young .............................................................................................................. confirmed I thank the Green Parrots Robert Bar Powell and 243 Grill for calling The it to be a Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis). The Bahamas National Trust regarding the iguana and Sandra iguana was taken to ArdastraCONSERVATION Gardens RESEARCH Zoo in Nassau.REPORTS: Summaries of PublishedBuckner Conservation for Research her Reportsinvaluable ................................. historical 245 contributions and NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 The Black-Spiny NEWBRIEFS tailed Iguana ............................................................................................................................... is native to Mexico and meticulous note....................................................... taking on amphibians 248 and reptiles in The Central America (Krysko EDITORIAL et al. 2003), INFORMATION but was ............................................................................................................................... introduced into Bahamas. I also thank Shannan...................... Yates 251 for assisting with the FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252 southwestern Florida about 30 years ago (Krysko et al. 2003; collection of morphometric information on the iguana, Lynn Engeman et al. 2011) and has since spread to other parts of Gape for the use of her camera, and Bonnie Young of the Florida. The species was first reported in The Bahamas in Ardastra Gardens and Zoo for housing the specimen. Front Cover. Shannon Plummer. Back Cover. Michael Kern Totat et velleseque audant mo Totat et velleseque audant mo estibus inveliquo velique rerchil estibus inveliquo velique rerchil erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus erspienimus, quos accullabo. Ilibus aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum aut dolor apicto invere pe dolum fugiatis maionsequat eumque fugiatis maionsequat eumque moditia erere nonsedis ma sectiatur moditia erere nonsedis ma sectia- ma derrovitae voluptam, as quos tur ma derrovitae voluptam, as accullabo. Fig. 1. A juvenile Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis), the first record of the species from New Providence Island, Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Photograph by the author. Copyright © 2018. Scott Johnson. All rights reserved. 1 IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians ISSN 1098-6324 JOHNSON IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 25(3):212–213 • DEC 2018 Literature Cited Krysko, K., F. King, K. Enge, and A. Reppas. 2003. Distribution of the Introduced Black Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis) on the southwestern coast of Engeman, R., E. Jacobson, M.L. Avery, and W.E. Meshaka. 2011.The aggressive Florida. Florida Scientist 66: 141–146. invasion of exotic reptiles in Florida with a focus on prominent species: A review. Current Zoology 57: 599–612. 2.
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