Ctenosaura similis (Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana), ,i>Gopherus Polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) Concurrent Burrow Use

Authors

Richard M. Engeman, USDA-APHIS-Wildlife ServicesFollow
Bernice Constantin, USDA/WS
Missy Christie
Parker Hall, USDA/WS

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2009

Comments

Published in Herpetological Review 40(1), 2009.

Abstract

Ctenosaura similis is exotic to Florida (Meshaka et al. 2004. The Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida, Krieger Publ. Co., Malabar, Florida. 155 pp.), whereas Gopherus polyphemus is listed as a species of special concern by the state of Florida (Florida Wildlife Code Chap. 39 F.A.C.), and as a threatened species by the Florida Committee on Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals (FCREPA) (Moler 1992. Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida: Volume III, Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 291 pp.).