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Krysko, K. L., Enge, K. M., Donlan, E. M., Golden, E. A., Burgess, J. P., & Larson, K. W. (2009). The non-marine herpetofauna of key biscayne, florida. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 5(1), 132–142.
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Categories: General Keywords: Chelidae, Chelus, Chelus fimbriata, Echsen = saurians, Emydidae, Graptemys, Graptemys flavimaculata, Habitat = habitat, invasive Arten = invasive species, Nordamerika = North America, Panzerechsen = crocodilia, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Schlangen = snakes, Trachemys, Trachemys ornata, Trachemys scripta, Trachemys terrapen Creators: Burgess, Donlan, Enge, Golden, Krysko, Larson Collection: Herpetological Conservation and Biology |
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Key Biscayne (KB) is the southernmost sand barrier island along Florida’s Atlantic coastline located just offshore of Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Although Key Biscayne’s terrestrial fauna is poorly documented, the island has a reputation for being home to a variety of amphibians and reptiles. Herein, we provide historical land use information for Key Biscayne, along with both previous (before 1999) and current (2000–2006) records of the non-marine herpetofauna found on the island, including Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park (BBCF), Crandon Park (CP), and the Village of Key Biscayne. Although there are no known previous records of amphibians on Key Biscayne before our study in 2000, we documented 30 reptiles recorded or observed between 1951–1998, including 12 turtles (five native, seven nonindigenous), at least 12 lizards (one native, 11 nonindigenous), five snakes (four native, one nonindigenous), and one nonindigenous crocodile. Our field surveys from 2000 through 2006 yielded eight amphibians (five native and three nonindigenous) and at least 37 reptiles, including at least nine turtles (six native, three nonindigenous), at least 19 lizards (four native, 15 nonindigenous), and nine snakes (seven native, two nonindigenous). This totals 7,168 individuals, including 2,186 from BBCF and 4,982 from CP. The 58 amphibian and reptile taxa we documented to occur on KB at one time or another ranks it as the third most diverse area in all of southern Florida, but its relatively small size (919 ha) makes it unique in that one does not have to survey large areas to find a variety of herpetofaunal species. Chelus fimbriatus Graptemys flavimaculata Podocnemis unifiliis Trachemys ornata scripta elegans terrapen Varanus exanthematicus salvator Ctenosaura similis Iguana iguana
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