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IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS • 19(3):217–218 • SEPT 2012 T he Gold Dust Day Gecko, Phelsuma laticauda (Boettger 1880), is indigenous to northern Madagascar and sev- eral Indian Ocean islands (Henkel and Schmidt 2000, Lever 2003, Glaw and Vences 2007, Rocha et al. 2010). It has been introduced in the Comoros, French Polynesia, and the United States in the Hawaiian Islands and Florida (McKeown 1996, Ota and Ineich 2006, Kraus 2009, Krysko et al. 2011a). This diurnal and arboreal species reaches 58 mm SVL and 130 mm TL (Henkel and Schmidt 2000, Rocha et al. 2010) and is characterized by being a non-gluer (its eggs are not adhered to a substrate) with smooth ventral and subcaudal scales, three nasalia, no nostril to rostral contact, and a bright green dor- sum that lacks dorsal or lateral stripes (Rocha et al. 2010). It is edificarian and inhabits fences, walls, gardens, and tall growing plants such as palms (Henkel and Schmidt 2000). On 15 August 2012 at 945 h, we observed two adult Phelsuma laticauda (Fig. 1) on Stock Island, Monroe County, Florida (24.5725°N, 81.7406°W, datum WGS84, elev. < 1 INTRODUCED SPECIES IRCF REPTILES & AMPHIBIANS CONSERVATION AND NATURAL HISTORY WWW.IRCF.ORG/REPTILESANDAMPHIBIANSJOURNAL The Gold Dust Day Gecko, Phelsuma laticauda (Boettger 1880) (Squamata: Gekkonidae), in the Florida Keys Kenneth L. Krysko 1 and Andrew P. Borgia 2 1 Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA ([email protected]) 2 P.O. Box 4346, Key West, Florida 33041, USA (noturus2@aol.com) Photographs by the senior author. 217 Fig. 1. Gold Dust Day Geckos, Phelsuma laticauda (in situ; UF photographic vouchers 168519, left, and 168520, right, respectively), found on Stock Island, Monroe County, Florida, on 15 August 2012. Copyright © 2012. Kenneth L. Krysko. All rights reserved.
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TheGoldDustDayGecko,Phelsuma laticauda(Boettger1880),isindigenoustonorthernMadagascarandsev-
eralIndianOceanislands(HenkelandSchmidt2000,Lever2003,GlawandVences2007,Rochaetal.2010).IthasbeenintroducedintheComoros,FrenchPolynesia,andtheUnitedStatesintheHawaiianIslandsandFlorida(McKeown1996,OtaandIneich2006,Kraus2009,Kryskoetal.2011a).Thisdiurnalandarborealspeciesreaches58mmSVLand130mmTL(HenkelandSchmidt2000,Rochaetal.2010)and
ischaracterizedbybeinganon-gluer(itseggsarenotadheredtoasubstrate)withsmoothventralandsubcaudalscales,threenasalia,nonostriltorostralcontact,andabrightgreendor-sumthatlacksdorsalorlateralstripes(Rochaetal.2010).Itisedificarianandinhabitsfences,walls,gardens,andtallgrowingplantssuchaspalms(HenkelandSchmidt2000). On15August2012at945h,weobservedtwoadultPhelsuma laticauda(Fig.1)onStockIsland,MonroeCounty,Florida(24.5725°N,81.7406°W,datumWGS84,elev.<1
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Chasing Bullsnakes (Pituophis catenifer sayi) in Wisconsin: On the Road to Understanding the Ecology and Conservation of the Midwest’s Giant Serpent ...................... Joshua M. Kapfer 190
The Shared History of Treeboas (Corallus grenadensis) and Humans on Grenada: A Hypothetical Excursion ............................................................................................................................Robert W. Henderson 198
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The Texas Horned Lizard in Central and Western Texas ....................... Emily Henry, Jason Brewer, Krista Mougey, and Gad Perry 204 The Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida
.............................................Brian J. Camposano, Kenneth L. Krysko, Kevin M. Enge, Ellen M. Donlan, and Michael Granatosky 212
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World’s Mammals in Crisis ............................................................................................................................................................. 220 More Than Mammals ...................................................................................................................................................................... 223 The “Dow Jones Index” of Biodiversity ........................................................................................................................................... 225
H U S B A N D R Y
Captive Care of the Central Netted Dragon ....................................................................................................... Shannon Plummer 226
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Kraig Adler: A Lifetime Promoting Herpetology ................................................................................................ Michael L. Treglia 234
C O M M E N T A R Y
The Turtles Have Been Watching Me ........................................................................................................................ Eric Gangloff 238
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Threatened Amphibians of the World edited by S.N. Stuart, M. Hoffmann, J.S. Chanson, N.A. Cox, R. Berridge, P. Ramani, and B.E. Young .............................................................................................................. Robert Powell 243
CONSERVATION RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Conservation Research Reports ................................. 245 NATURAL HISTORY RESEARCH REPORTS: Summaries of Published Reports on Natural History ................................. 247 NEWBRIEFS ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 248 EDITORIAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 251 FOCUS ON CONSERVATION: A Project You Can Support ............................................................................................... 252
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The Gold Dust Day Gecko, Phelsuma laticauda (Boettger 1880)
(Squamata: Gekkonidae), in the Florida KeysKennethL.Krysko1andAndrewP.Borgia2
1FloridaMuseumofNaturalHistory,UniversityofFlorida,Gainesville,Florida32611,USA([email protected])2P.O.Box4346,KeyWest,Florida33041,USA([email protected])
Photographsbytheseniorauthor.
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Fig. 1. GoldDustDayGeckos,Phelsuma laticauda(in situ;UFphotographicvouchers168519,left,and168520,right,respectively),foundonStockIsland,MonroeCounty,Florida,on15August2012.
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m).Thesegeckoswereobservednearabuildingfeedingonants(Hymenoptera)nexttomultiplenativeGreen(Anolis carolinensis)andnon-nativeBrownAnoles(A. sagrei).Wewereunabletodeterminethesexesofthesetwogeckosandtheextentof thispotentialpopulationbecausetheywereinadense standofvegetationconsistingofamixtureofnon-nativeScrewPine(Pandanussp.),nativeButtonwood(Conocarpus erectus) and White Mangrove (Laguncularia racemosa)trees,ofwhichwewereabletosearchonlyabout3mofthemargin.Thisspecieslikelywasreleasedorhadescaped (i.e., introduced; stage2 followingColautti andMacIsaac2004).AlthoughP. laticaudahasbeenintroduced(withnocurrentevidenceofestablishment)tootherareasontheFloridamainland(seeKryskoetal.2011a),ourobserva-tionsrepresentthefirstknownvouchersforthisspeciesintheFloridaKeys.Twenty-fourknownspeciesofgeckoshavebeenintroducedintoFlorida(Kryskoetal.2011a),ofwhichatleast14arebelievedtobeestablished(Kryskoetal.2011a,2011b;Meshaka2011).
AcknowledgmentsWethankMaxA.Nickersonforspeciesconfirmation;LouisA.Sommaforgeographicdistributionsandassistancewithreferences;andGadPerry,RobertPowell,andWalterE.Meshaka,Jr.forhelpfulcommentsonthispaper.
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