New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native species

Populations of Norops sagrei, an anole lizard native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, are established in northern Honduras. Here, we report seven new records in six departments for this species in northern, western, central, and southern Honduras, summarize the...

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Main Authors: Cristopher A. Antúnez-Fonseca, Erich P. Hofmann, Andres A. Reyes-Barahona, Diego I. Ordoñez-Mazier, Francisco J. Dubón4, Héctor D. Reyes, Josiah H. Townsend
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Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2021-06-01
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author Cristopher A. Antúnez-Fonseca
Erich P. Hofmann
Andres A. Reyes-Barahona
Diego I. Ordoñez-Mazier
Francisco J. Dubón4,
Héctor D. Reyes
Josiah H. Townsend
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Andres A. Reyes-Barahona
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Josiah H. Townsend
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description Populations of Norops sagrei, an anole lizard native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, are established in northern Honduras. Here, we report seven new records in six departments for this species in northern, western, central, and southern Honduras, summarize the invasion progress of N. sagrei in the country, and comment on the importance of citizen science in the documentation of non-native species.
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spelling doaj-art-4d47bcb48bf245d2b4cff42f22f145c32025-08-20T02:34:01ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCaldasia0366-52322357-37592021-06-01442325331https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v44n2.94568New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native speciesCristopher A. Antúnez-Fonseca0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8231-326XErich P. Hofmann 1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6209-6800Andres A. Reyes-Barahona2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4214-6900Diego I. Ordoñez-Mazier3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6285-662XFrancisco J. Dubón4, 4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5978-5357Héctor D. Reyes5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5100-5563Josiah H. Townsend6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6232-4065Escuela Agrícola Panamericana ZamoranoCape Fear Community CollegeUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de HondurasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Altia Business ParkIndiana University of PennsylvaniaPopulations of Norops sagrei, an anole lizard native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Cayman Islands, are established in northern Honduras. Here, we report seven new records in six departments for this species in northern, western, central, and southern Honduras, summarize the invasion progress of N. sagrei in the country, and comment on the importance of citizen science in the documentation of non-native species.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/94568/80197anolis sagreicentral americacommunity scienceexotic speciesgeographic distribution
spellingShingle Cristopher A. Antúnez-Fonseca
Erich P. Hofmann
Andres A. Reyes-Barahona
Diego I. Ordoñez-Mazier
Francisco J. Dubón4,
Héctor D. Reyes
Josiah H. Townsend
New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native species
Caldasia
anolis sagrei
central america
community science
exotic species
geographic distribution
title New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native species
title_full New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native species
title_fullStr New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native species
title_full_unstemmed New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native species
title_short New records and range expansion of Norops sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non-native species
title_sort new records and range expansion of norops sagrei squamata dactyloidae in honduras highlight the importance of citizen science in documenting non native species
topic anolis sagrei
central america
community science
exotic species
geographic distribution
url https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/94568/80197
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