Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo

Calotes versicolor, hitherto known from the Asian mainland, from eastern Iran, across the Indian Subcontinent, to Indo-China and Indo-Malaya, with several naturalized populations in both the New and Old Worlds, is here reported for the first time from Borneo (from Brunei Darussalam, in the nor...

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Main Authors: Das, I., Charles, J.K, Edwards, D.S
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Language:English
Published: The Herpetological Society of Japan 2008
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description Calotes versicolor, hitherto known from the Asian mainland, from eastern Iran, across the Indian Subcontinent, to Indo-China and Indo-Malaya, with several naturalized populations in both the New and Old Worlds, is here reported for the first time from Borneo (from Brunei Darussalam, in the northwestern part of the island). The ecological consequences of invasion of this agamid lizard, reported from studies elsewhere, include competition with other saurian species, and predation on local invertebrates and small vertebrates, with undesirable effects in terms of conservation of the local biota.
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spelling unimas-33232015-03-20T01:29:21Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3323/ Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo Das, I. Charles, J.K Edwards, D.S QL Zoology SF Animal culture Calotes versicolor, hitherto known from the Asian mainland, from eastern Iran, across the Indian Subcontinent, to Indo-China and Indo-Malaya, with several naturalized populations in both the New and Old Worlds, is here reported for the first time from Borneo (from Brunei Darussalam, in the northwestern part of the island). The ecological consequences of invasion of this agamid lizard, reported from studies elsewhere, include competition with other saurian species, and predation on local invertebrates and small vertebrates, with undesirable effects in terms of conservation of the local biota. The Herpetological Society of Japan 2008 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3323/1/Calotes%20versicolor%20%28%20Squamata%20%20Agamidae%29%20%E2%80%93%20A%20New%20Invasive%20Squamate%20for%20Borneo.pdf Das, I. and Charles, J.K and Edwards, D.S (2008) Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo. Current Herpetology, 27 (2). pp. 109-112.
spellingShingle QL Zoology
SF Animal culture
Das, I.
Charles, J.K
Edwards, D.S
Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo
title Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo
title_full Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo
title_fullStr Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo
title_full_unstemmed Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo
title_short Calotes versicolor ( Squamata : Agamidae) – A New Invasive Squamate for Borneo
title_sort calotes versicolor ( squamata : agamidae) – a new invasive squamate for borneo
topic QL Zoology
SF Animal culture
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3323/
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