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- Title
First Evidence for Reproduction of Nile Monitors (Varanus niloticus) in Palm Beach County.
- Authors
Eckles, Jennifer Ketterlin; Mazzotti, Frank; Giardina, Dennis; Hazelton, Dallas; Rodgers, H. LeRoy
- Abstract
Varanus niloticus (Nile Monitor) is a large, carnivorous lizard native to sub- Saharan Africa. A breeding population of Nile Monitors was documented in southwestern Florida (Lee County) in 2004. In 2011, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission began surveying the C-51 canal on the southeastern Florida coast in Palm Beach County in response to multiple reports of monitor lizards. These surveys resulted in observations of 9 Nile Monitors, including a hatchling and copulating pair. Three additional hatchlings were later reported by private citizens. These observations provide evidence of a breeding population of these non-native lizards in southeastern Florida.
- Subjects
PALM Beach County (Fla.); NILE monitor; FLORIDA. Fish &; Wildlife Conservation Commission; ANIMAL breeding; REPTILE culture
- Publication
Southeastern Naturalist, 2016, Vol 15, p114
- ISSN
1528-7092
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1656/058.015.sp812