TABLE 8

Introduced Nonindigenous Herpetofauna in Florida

Family Scientific Name Common Name Status Reference
*Bufonidae Bufo marinus marine toad E Krakauer 1968; 1970; Wilson & Porras 1983
*Hylidae Osteopilus septentrionalis Cuban treefrog E Austin 1973; Wilson & Porras 1983
*Crocodylidae Caiman crocodylus brown caiman E Ellis 1980
*Emydidae Trachemys scripta elegans red-eared turtle E,T King & Krakauer 1966; Carr 1940
Leptodactylidae Eleutherodactylus planirostris planirostris greenhouse frog E Smith & Kohler 1978; King & Krakauer 1966

Eleutherodactylus coqui Puerto Rican coqui E Ashton & Ashton 1990
Gekkonidae Gekko gekko tokay gecko E Smith & Kohler 1978; King & Krakauer 1966

Gonatodes albogularis yellow-headed gecko E,D Smith & Kohler 1978; King & Krakauer 1966

Hemidactylus garnotii Indo-Pacific gecko E Smith & Kohler 1978; King & Krakauer 1966

Hemidactylus mabouia common house gecko E King & Krakauer 1966

Hemidactylus turcicus mediterranean gecko E Smith & Kohler 1978; King & Krakauer 1966

Sphaerodactylus argus argus ocellated gecko U Smith & Kohler 1978; King & Krakauer 1966

Sphaerodactylus elegans ashy gecko E King & Krakauer 1966
Iguanidae Iguana iguana green iguana E Smith & Kohler 1978; King & Krakauer 1966

Ctenosaura pectinata spiny-tailed iguana E Smith & Kohler 1978
Corytophanidae Basiliscus vittatus brown basilisk E Ashton & Ashton 1990
Tropiduridae Leiocephalus carinatus northern curly-tailed lizard E Ashton & Ashton 1990
Phrynosomatidae Phrynosoma cornutum Texas horned lizard E King & Krakauer 1966; Carr & Goin 1955
Polychridae Anolis sagrei sagrei brown anole E Ashton & Ashton 1990

Anolis sagrei ordinatus Bahamian brown anole R Ashton & Ashton 1990

Anolis distichus floridanus Florida bark anole E Ashton & Ashton 1990

Anolis distichus dominicensis green bark anole R Ashton & Ashton 1990

Anolis equestris Cuban knight anole E King & Krakauer 1966

Anolis garmani Jamaican giant anole E Ashton & Ashton 1990

Anolis cybotes large-headed anole E Ashton & Ashton 1990

Anolis cristatellus Puerto Rican crested anole E Ashton & Ashton 1990
Teiidae Ameiva ameiva South American giant ameiva E Smith & Kohler 1978

Cnemidophorus lemniscatus rainbow whiptail E Ashton & Ashton 1990
Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops braminus braminy blind snake E Smith & Kohler 1978

E=established; U=unknown; D=declining; T=transplant; R=reported to exist Back to top
*=aquatic
Major reference other than those listed above are Ashton and Ashton 1990, 1988.

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