Guilty or innocent? Could the exotic lizard Hemidactylus mabouia (Squamata, Gekkonidae) be responsible for the displacement of the native species Notomabuya frenata (Squamata, Mabuyidae) in anthropic environments?

Hemidactylus mabouia is a gecko species that has successfully colonized southern North, Central, and South America. In Paraguay, there is a commonly held belief that this species has displaced the native skink Notomabuya frenata in urban areas. In this study, we compared several ecological features...

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Published in:Herpetozoa
Main Authors: Pier Cacciali, Raúl Maneyro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2024-10-01
Online Access:https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/133456/download/pdf/