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This page provides links to information about the focal species covered in the Invader Updater.
MEDITERRANEAN GECKO - SUMMER 2015
- Krysko & Daniels. 2005. A Key to the Geckos (Sauria: Gekkonidae) of Florida. Caribbean Journal of Science, Vol 41(1): 28-36.
- Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) - Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
- Mediterranean gecko - Hemidactylus turcicus - Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission
HOUSE SPARROW - SPRING 2015
- Florida's Introduced Birds: House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - UF/IFAS EDIS
- The Handbook: Prevention and Control of Wildlife Damage - House Sparrows - Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
AFRICAN CLAWED FROG - FALL/WINTER 2014
- Xenopus laevis - USGS/NAS
- Introduced Species Summary Project: African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)
COMMON MYNA - SUMMER 2014
- Common Myna - FWC Non-native Species
- Acridotheres tristis - Global Invasive Species Database
SNAKEHEADS - SPRING 2014
- Snakeheads - The Newest Aquatic Invader - USFWS Invasive Species Program
- Bullseye Snakehead - FWC Non-native Species
- Bullseye Snakehead - USGS NAS
- Northern Snakehead - USGS NAS
- Northern Snakehead - USDA NISIC
- Northern Snakehead - ANSTF
MUSCOVY DUCK - WINTER 2013-2014
- Nuisance Muscovy Ducks - FWC
- Florida Nuisance Wildlife Trappes by County - FWC
- Florida's Introduced Birds: Muscovy Duck - UF/IFAS EDIS
- Muscovy duck and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act: Questions and Answers - USFWS
FERAL HOGS - FALL 2013
- Sus scrofa - Global Invasive Species Database
- Wild Hogs in Florida: Ecology and Management - UF/IFAS - EDIS
- A landowner's guide for wild pig management: Practical methods for wild pig control - Mississippi State University Extension Service & Alabama Cooperative Extension System
SUCKERMOUTH CATFISHES - SUMMER 2013
- Pterigoplichthys spp. - Global Invasive Species Database
- Orinoco sailfin catfish (Pterigoplichthys multiradiatus) - USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
- Vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterigoplichthys disjunctivus) - USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
- Southern sailfin catfish (Pterigoplichthys anisitsi) - USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
- Hoover et al. (2004) Suckermouth catfishes: threats to aquatic ecosystems of the United States? Aquatic Nuisance Species Research Program Bulletin, 4(1).
- Nico et al. (2009)Non-native suckermouth armored catfishes in Florida: description of nest burrows and burrow colonies with assessment of shoreline conditions. Anquatic Nuisance Species Research Program Bulletin, 9(1).
CUBAN TREEFROG - SPRING 2013
- The Cuban Treefrog in Florida - UF/IFAS EDIS Fact Sheet
- Invasive Cuban Treefrogs in Florida
- Florida's Frogs & Toads: Cuban Treefrog
INTRODUCED IGUANAS - WINTER 2012
- Global Invasive Species Database species profile: Iguana iguana
- EDDMapS: Distribution of Green Iguana sightings in Florida
- Global Invasive Species Database species profile: Ctenosaura similis
- EDDMapS: Distribution of Black Spiny-tailed Iguana sightings in Florida
Green Iguana
Black Spiny-tailed Iguana
AMERICAN BULLFROG - FALL 2012
- Florida Invader: Argentine Tegu, by Steve A. Johnson and Monica McGarrity, UF/IFAS EDIS Fact Sheet
- Global Invasive Species Database species profile: Lithobates catesbeianus
- Snow & Witmer (2010) American bullfrogs as invasive species: A review of the introduction, subsequent problems, management options, and future directions. Proc. 24th Vertebr. Pest Conf.
ARGENTINE TEGU - SUMMER 2012
- Florida Invader: Argentine Tegu, by Steve A. Johnson and Monica McGarrity, UF/IFAS EDIS Fact Sheet
- Argentine Tegu species profile
- ECISMA Newsletter - March 2012
PURPLE SWAMPHEN - SPRING 2012
- Florida's Introduced Birds: Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), by Steve A. Johnson and Monica McGarrity, UF/IFAS EDIS Fact Sheet
- A Natural History of the Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio), by Elise V. Pearlstine and Juan Sebastian Ortiz, UF/IFAS EDIS Fact Sheet
- Purple Swamphen - Porphyrio porphyrio, Florida's Nonnative Wildlife. Species detail.
CUBAN BROWN ANOLE - WINTER 2011
- Brown Anole - FWC Non-native Species Detail
- Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) - SREL Species Profile
- Norops sagrei - GISD Comprehensive Species Profile
- Campbell & Echternacht (2003) Introduced species as moving targets: changes in body sizes of introduced lizards following experimental introductions and historical invasions. Biological Invasions 5:193-212.
- Photos below show male Brown Anole, dewlap extended (Left), female Brown Anole (Center), and brown and green-colored native Green Anoles (Right). [Photos courtesy of The Wikimedia Project - Brown Anoles by Ianare Sevi, Green Anoles by Robert Michniewicz]
CANE TOAD (a.k.a. "Bufo Toad") - FALL 2011
- Cane Toad - Florida's Frogs species account
- Cane Toad Species Profile: USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
- Giant Toad - FWC Non-native Species Detail
- Rhinella marina - Global Invasive Species Database
- Florida Invader: Cane Toad
MONK PARAKEET - SUMMER 2011
- Florida's Introduced Birds: Monk Parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus - UF/IFAS - EDIS
- Myiopsitta monachus - Global Invasive Species Database Account
- Monk Parakeet - FWC Exotic Wildlife Species Detail
- Documented Monk Parakeet sightings - EDDMapS
- Avery ML, Yoder CA, Tillman EA (2008) Diazicon inhibits reproduction in invasive Monk Parakeet populations (3.8MB pdf). Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 1449-1452.
- Avery ML, Greiner EC, Lindsay JR, Newman JR, Pruett-Jones S (2002) Monk Parakeet management at electric utility facilities in South Florida (532KB pdf). Pp. 140-156 in: Timm M, Schmidt RH, (eds.) Proceedings of the 20th Vertebrate Pest Converence. University of California, Davis.
Monk Parakeets in Recent News:
- Parrot bill [ban repeal] flies through house - Nashua Telegraph (12 May 2011)
- NH legislature may lift Quaker parrot ban - Eagle-Tribune (11 May 2011)
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Wild parakeets living in Britain to be shot before they become a nuisance - The Telegraph
(25 Apr 2011) - Monk parakeets in UK to be culled over dangers to electricity and native species - The Guardian (24 Apr 2011)
- Defra to remove problem monk parakeets from wild - BBC News UK (24 Apr 2011)
- Quaker parrot ban must be enforced - Foster's Daily Democrat (7 Mar 2011)
- Flap over parrots is serious business - Concord Monitor (12 Feb 2011)
- Parrots' exile negotiated - Concord Monitor (12Feb2011)
- NH Fish and Game says Nashua woman's parrots are illegal - Nasua Telegraph (6 Feb 2011)
DOMESTICATED CAT - SPRING 2011
- Impacts of Free-ranging Pets on Wildlife - UF/IFAS - EDIS
- Feral Cats and Their Management - Univ. of Nebraska
- Domestic Cat Predation on Birds and Other Wildlife - American Bird Conservancy
- Cats Indoors - American Bird Conservancy
- What to Do About Your Neighbors' Cats in Your Yard - American Bird Conservancy
- Denny EA, Dickman CR (2010) Review of cat ecology and management strategies in Australia.
- Brickner I (2003) The impact of domestic cat (Felis catus) on wildlife welfare and conservation: a literature review.
NUTRIA - Winter 2010
- FWC: Florida's Nonnative Wildlife - Species Detail, Nutria
- Global Invasive Species Database: Myocastor coypus
- USDA-APHIS Animal Damage Control: Nutria - Damage Prevention and Control Methods (pdf)
- USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services: Nutria Fact Sheet (pdf)
- USDA National Invasive Species Information Center: Nutria
- USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: Myocastor coypus
- Nutria are getting savvy to sharpshooters' ways in Jefferson parish - Times Picayune article, 17 October 2010
- Dedah C, Kazmierczak Jr. RF, Keithly Jr. WR (2010) The role of bounties and human behavior on Louisiana Nutria harvests (691 KB pdf). Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 42: 133-142.
- Witmer GW, Eisemann JD, Primus TM, O'Hare JR, Perry KR, Elsey RM, Trosclair III PL (2010) Assessing potential risk to Alligators, Alligator mississippiensis, from Nutria control with zinc phosphide rodenticide baits (169 KB pdf). Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 84:698-702.
COYOTE
- Fall 2010
- South Florida Coyote Study (UF/IFAS Research)
- The Coyote (Canis latrans) : Florida's Newest Predator (UF EDIS)
- Rancher Perceptions of the Coyote in Florida (UF EDIS)
- Interpreting the Physical Evidence of Predation on Domestic Livestock (UF EDIS)
- Managing Coyote Problems in Kentucky
- USDA/APHIS - WS: The Livestock Protection Collar
- Top Carnivores in the Suburbs? Ecological and Conservation Issues Raised by Colonization of North-Eastern North America by Coyotes, by Matthew E. Gompper
LIONFISH - Summer 2010
-
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: Lionfish factsheet
(in English) -
NOAA lionfish information
(including information on treatment of stings) - Lionfish distribution map (direct link)
- Report a lionfish sighting online (or any other non-native aquatic species)
- P.J. Schofield. 2009. Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 4(3): 473-479.
- Guide to Nonindigenous Marine Fishes of Florida
African rock Python (Python sebae) - Spring 2010
[Photo: Skip Snow, National Parks Service, www.bugwood.org]
- Reed RN, Krysko KL, Snow RW, Rodda GH (2010) Is the Northern African Python (Python sebae) established in southern Florida? IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 17:52-53.
- Python sebae - Animal Diversity Web profile
- ECISMA African Rock Python sightings map
- ECISMA African Rock Python Pest Alert Flier (pdf)
- ECISMA Python Hunt Photos
Burmese Python (Python molurus) - Winter 2009
[Photo: Lori Oberhofer, National Parks Service, www.bugwood.org]
- Python molurus - Animal Diversity Web profile
- Burmese Python: In Depth - NPS
- 2009 Everglades Invasive Species Summit - PDF of NPS PowerPoint
- Burmese Python Cold Tolerance research at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory -- Augusta Chronicle news article
- Report Documents Risks of Giant Invasive Snakes in the U.S. - USGS
- Giant Constrictor Snakes in Florida - USGS
- Burmese Python Management Fact Sheet - NPS
- Weekly/Yearly Tally of Pythons Removed from Everglades National Park - NPS
- Florida's Nonnative Wildlife: Burmese Python - FWC
- Global Invasive Species Database: Burmese Python - ISSG
- Nonindigenous Aquatic Species: Burmese Python - USGS
- Burmese Pythons in South Florida - UF/IFAS - EDIS fact sheet
- Stopping a Burmese Python Invasion - TNC