Friday 24 March 2017

Predatory lizard enters Brazil clandestinely

(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Anolis porcatus, a species native to Cuba, has been identified in several areas near the Port of Santos on the São Paulo coast, in Brazil. Its introduction into this area may threaten the survival of local lizard populations. A DNA study suggests these lizards could have come from Florida, where they're also exotic, rather than directly from Cuba.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2myWMro

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