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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| 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 |
| author_facet | 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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| 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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