Check List 13(2): e19684, doi: 10.15560/13.2.2082
Second record of the invasive gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Venezuela
expand article infoCelsa Señaris‡, Fernando J. M. Rojas-Runjaic§, María Matilde Aristeguieta, Guillermo García-Señaris
‡ Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC), Venezuela§ Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales, Museo de Historia Natural La Salle, Apartado Postal 1930, Caracas 1010–A, Venezuela., Venezuela

Corresponding author: Celsa Señaris ( celsisenaris@gmail.com )

© 2017 Celsa Señaris, Fernando Rojas-Runjaic, María Aristeguieta, Guillermo García-Señaris.
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Citation: Señaris C, Aristeguieta M, Rojas Runjaic F, García-Señaris G (2017) Second record of the invasive gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836) (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from Venezuela. Check List 13(2): 2082. https://doi.org/10.15560/13.2.2082
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Abstract
Lepidodactylus lugubris is a small gekkonid lizard, predominantly parthenogenetic, with a widespread distribution in Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean islands, continental Asia, and well established exotic populations in the continental America and the Caribbean. Herein, we report the second inland locality for this gecko in Venezuela, extending its distribution ca. 126 km east from the only locality previously reported for the country (Naguanagua, Carabobo state). Based on the first record, the species was introduced in Venezuela at least seven years ago, but until now apparently remains uncommon and localized.
Keywords
Mourning gecko; Gekkota; new record; exotic species; Costal Range