First record of Anolis sagrei Dumeril & Bibron, 1837 (Squamata, Anolidae) in Sonora, northwestern Mexico

By

Pérez-Delgadillo, Ana Gisel
Lara-Resendiz, Rafael A

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024-1-19

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

132--137

Subjects

Ciudad Obregón , Cuban Brown Anole , Exotic species , expansion of distribution , invasive/introduced species , new record

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/20.1.132

 

Abstract

Anolis sagrei is a lizard that naturally occurs on various islands of the Caribbean and in Central America. However, it has also been widely introduced in different countries around the world. In Mexico, it is present in seven states with tropical climate Here, we present the first record of A. sagrei from the Mexican state of Sonora.