Agama picticauda
Peters, 1877
ah-GAH-mah — pik-tuh-KAWD-ah
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Native to western Africa. It was introduced to Georgia (Brennan et al., 2022, Herpetological Review 53: 272–273) and is established in Florida (Enge et al., 2004, Florida Scientist 67: 303–310). It was first introduced in Florida during the 1970s (Wilson and Porras, 1983, University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 9, Lawrence), but this population was extirpated. It was subsequently introduced via the pet trade and became established in many areas in peninsular Florida and the Florida Keys (Enge et al., 2004, op. cit.; Enge et al., 2019, Agama picticauda. Pages 350–352 in Krysko et al. (Editors) Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida). Earlier confusion about the taxonomy of these lizards in Florida was resolved by Nuñez et al. (2016, Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 9: 138–146).
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
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Province/State Distribution:
USA: Florida
First instance(s) of published English names:
No historic English names have been assigned to this taxon yet.
Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles
The Reptile Database
GenBank
USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
Selected References:
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1877
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Peters, Wilhem C. H. Übersicht der Amphibien aus Chinchoxo (Westafrika), welche von der Africanischen Gesellschaft dem Berliner zoologischen Museum übergeben sind. [Overview of the amphibians from Chinchoxo (West Africa), which were donated to the Berlin Zoological Museum by the African Society.] Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin [Monthly reports of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin] 1877(September & October):611-620
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1983
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Wilson, Larry D. and Louis Porras. The ecological impact of man on the South Florida herpetofauna. University of Kansas Special Publication (9):1-89
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2004
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Enge, Kevin M., Kenneth L. Krysko, and B. L. Talley. Distribution and Ecology of the Introduced African Rainbow Lizard, Agama agama africana (Suaria: Agamindae), in Florida. Florida Scientist 67:303–310
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2016
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Krysko, Kenneth L., Louis A. Somma, Dustin C. Smith, Christopher R. Gillette, Daniel Cueva, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Kevin A. Enge, Steve A. Johnson, Todd S. Campbell, Jake R. Edwards, Michael R. Rochford, Rhyan T. Thompkins, Jeffrey L. Fobb, Scott Mullin, Christopher J. Lechowicz, Dalla Hazelton, and Alicie Warren. New verified nonindigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida through 2015, with a summary of over 152 years of introductions. Reptiles & Amphibians 23(2):110–143
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2016
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Nuñez, L. P., K. L. Krysko, and M. L. Avery. Confirmation of Introduced Agama picticauda in Florida Based on Molecular Analyses. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 54:138–146
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2017
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Barbosa, C. A. R. Interspecific Interactions of Two Invasive Lizards in an Urban Environment. Thesis. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 78pp.
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2019
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Krysko, Kenneth L., Kevin M. Enge, and Paul E. Moler (Editor) Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 728pp.
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2022
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Brennan, Michael, Lance McBrayer, John Carroll, Kenneth L. Krysko, and Amy A. Yackel Adams. New state and county records of introduced amphibians and reptiles of Georgia, USA. Herpetological Review 53(2):272–273.
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