Reptiles introduced to
Cape Verde 

 

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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Lizards (Sauria)

Agama picticauda

Ada Foah Agama

Leaché, Grummer, Miller, Krishnan, Fujita, Böhme, Schmitz, LeBreton, Ineich, Chirio, Ofori-boateng, Eniang, Greenbaum, Rödel & Wagner 2016 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 [as A. agama] Rato, Resendes, Cunha & Harris 2015 [as A. agama] Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2013 [as A. agama] Vasconcelos, Lopes & Martins 2014 [as A. agama] Vasconcelos, Rocha, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2009 [as A. agama] Wagner, Bauer, Wilms, Barts & Böhme 2012 [as A. agama]

Hemidactylus angulatus

West African House Gecko

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Joger 1993 [as H. brookii] Loveridge 1957 Powell & Maxey 1990 [as H. brookii] Rato, Resendes, Cunha & Harris 2015 Schleich 1987a Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2013 Wermuth 1965

Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Rato, Resendes, Cunha & Harris 2015

Hemidactylus mercatorius

Farquhar Half-toed Gecko

Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2013

Lygodactylus sp.

(Dwarf Gecko)

Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2013

Tarentola substituta

São Vicente Wall Gecko

Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2013 Vasconcelos, Perera, Geniez, Harris & Carranza 2012

Varanus exanthematicus

Western Savanna Monitor

Mertens 1956
Snakes (Serpentes)

Psammophis sibilans

Hissing Sand Snake

Mertens 1956 Vasconcelos, Brito, Carranza & Harris 2013

Indotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Hecht-Kardasz & Nickerson 2011