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    Default First Observations of Nesting by the Argentine Black and White Tegu

    First Observations of Nesting by the Argentine Black and White Tegu,Tupinambis merianae, in South Florida


    Tony Pernas 1, Dennis J. Giardina 2, Alan McKinley 1, Aaron Parns 1 and Frank J. Mazzotti 3,*
    1 National Park Service, Biological Resources Management Division, Florida/Caribbean Exotic Plant Management Team, 18001 Old Cutler Road, Suite 419, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157-6422.
    2 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Rookery Bay NERR, 300 Tower Road, Naples, FL 34113.
    3 University of Florida, 3205 College Avenue, Davie, FL 33314.

    * Corresponding author - fjma@ufl.si="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">edu.
    Abstract

    Florida has the most species of introduced and established reptiles in the world. There are more species of non-native lizards reproducing in Florida than native species. Tupinambis merianae(Argentine Black and White Tegu) is established in parts of Hillsborough and Polk counties, FL. No evidence of reproduction has been published in other areas of Florida, although this species has been sighted in various other Florida locations, especially in southeastern sites. Using radio-telemetry, we tracked an adult female tegu in Miami-Dade County to a ruderal thicket with a suspected nest mound. Upon excavation of the mound, we found one clutch of 21 eggs from the current year, and one clutch of 22 hatched egg shells and 13 unhatched eggs from a past year. This is the first evidence confirming expansion of a reproducing population of Argentine Black and White Tegus into southeastern Florida. If this population is small and localized, there is potential for removal if swift, decisive action is taken.


    0.1 B&W Tegu (Remington Steel)
    1.0 Extreme Giant Tegu (Smallz)
    1.0 Blue Tegu (Shakespeare)

    0.1 Red Tegu (Izma)
    0.0.1 Caiman Lizard (Bubba)
    0.1 Black Throat Monitor (Tanin)
    1.1 Emerald Tree Boas (Buddy & Ezzy)
    0.1 Lavender Albino Reticulated Python (Leelu)
    1.0 Granite Burmese Python (Reaper)
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