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Sphaerodactylus notatus notatus
FWC listing the FL reef gecko.
https://myfwc.com/media/40djhgfu/5b-...areefgecko.pdf https://myfwc.com/media/1f0dssnz/5b-...areefgecko.pdf From USARK FL: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid...25880469688073 Quote:
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Here's probably the paper that underpins this move:
Clements, Stephanie & Powell, Emily & Mothes, Caitlin & Searcy, Christopher. (2021). Assessing the conservation risk of Sphaerodactylus notatus, the U.S. herpetofaunal species most vulnerable to sea level rise. Biodiversity and Conservation. 30. 10.1007/s10531-020-02080-9. Meshaka et al, in "Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States" (2022), consider Sphaerodactylus notatus to be native to Florida. Apparently there is genetic data to suggest that the invasive hypothesis (that the species entered the US through shipping to Key West around the early-middle 19th century) is not correct: " The U.S. reptile most at risk from rising seas is one you likely haven’t heard of. The book "Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida" was published in 2019, and should not be expected to take precedence over newer data. The implication (by USARK; not the report of this implication in this thread) that this text would be authoritative seems disingenuous. None of what I point out here is supposed to mean that I think listing it would be a net benefit, of course. |
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