A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan
Invasive species have impacted biodiversity all around the world. Among various ecosystems, islands are most vulnerable to these impacts due to their high ratio of endemism, highly specialized adaptation, and isolated and unique fauna. As with other subtropical islands, Taiwan faces constant risk of...
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| author | Ko-Huan Lee Tien-Hsi Chen Gaus Shang Simon Clulow Yi-Ju Yang Si-Min Lin |
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| description | Invasive species have impacted biodiversity all around the world. Among various ecosystems, islands are most vulnerable to these impacts due to their high ratio of endemism, highly specialized adaptation, and isolated and unique fauna. As with other subtropical islands, Taiwan faces constant risk of biological invasions and is currently ranked as one of the countries most affected by invasive amphibians and reptiles. In this paper, a comprehensive checklist of all known exotic amphibians and reptiles is provided, including twelve species which have successfully colonized Taiwan and six species with a controversial status. We provide an update on the knowledge of all these species including their distribution, colonization history, threats to native animals, and population trends based on literature records, fauna surveys, and data collected during invasive species eradication and control programs. A list of species with high invasive potentials is also provided. This study reports, for the first time, a comprehensive survey of invasive herpetofauna in Taiwan, which should provide a valuable reference to other regions which might suffer from similar invasion risk. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5de99da498245dc8964ba470afb0e8f2022-12-21T23:36:05ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702019-03-018298513010.3897/zookeys.829.2753527535A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in TaiwanKo-Huan Lee0Tien-Hsi Chen1Gaus Shang2Simon Clulow3Yi-Ju Yang4Si-Min Lin5Macquarie UniversityNational Pingtung University of Science and TechnologyMing Chuan UniversityNational Pingtung University of Science and TechnologyNational Dong Hwa UniversityNational Taiwan Normal UniversityInvasive species have impacted biodiversity all around the world. Among various ecosystems, islands are most vulnerable to these impacts due to their high ratio of endemism, highly specialized adaptation, and isolated and unique fauna. As with other subtropical islands, Taiwan faces constant risk of biological invasions and is currently ranked as one of the countries most affected by invasive amphibians and reptiles. In this paper, a comprehensive checklist of all known exotic amphibians and reptiles is provided, including twelve species which have successfully colonized Taiwan and six species with a controversial status. We provide an update on the knowledge of all these species including their distribution, colonization history, threats to native animals, and population trends based on literature records, fauna surveys, and data collected during invasive species eradication and control programs. A list of species with high invasive potentials is also provided. This study reports, for the first time, a comprehensive survey of invasive herpetofauna in Taiwan, which should provide a valuable reference to other regions which might suffer from similar invasion risk.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27535/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Ko-Huan Lee Tien-Hsi Chen Gaus Shang Simon Clulow Yi-Ju Yang Si-Min Lin A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan ZooKeys |
| title | A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan |
| title_full | A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan |
| title_short | A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan |
| title_sort | check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in taiwan |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/27535/download/pdf/ |
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