Salvator merianae
(Duméril and Bibron, 1839)
sal-VAY-tor — meh-ree-AN-ee
SSAR 9th Edition Comments:
Native to Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. It was introduced via the pet trade in Washington (Freeman, 2024, The Seattle Times. 21 July) and is established in Florida (Smith and Krysko, 2007, Caribbean Journal of Science 43: 260–265; Krysko et al., 2011, Zootaxa 3028: 1–64; Enge, 2019, Salvator merianae. Pages 434–436 in Krysko et al. (Editors) Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, Florida), Georgia (Haro et al., 2020, Southeastern Naturalist 19: 649–662), and possibly South Carolina (Haro et al. op. cit.).
Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2023.04.10.13.21.22)
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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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1839
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Dumeril, A. M. Constant and Gabriel Bibron. Erpetologie Generale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete Des Reptiles. Tome Cinquieme. [General Herpetology or Complete Natural History of Reptiles. Volume Fifth.] Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, Paris, France. 854pp.
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2007
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Smith, Catherine A. and Krysko, Kenneth L. Distributional comments on the Teiid Lizards (Squamata: Teiidae) of Florida with a key to species. Caribbean Journal of Science 43(2):260-265
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2011
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Krysko, Kenneth L., Joseph P. Burgess, Michael R. Rochford, Christopher R. Gillette, Daniel Cueva, Kevin M. Enge, Louis A. Somma, Jennifer L. Stabile, Dustin C. Smith, Joseph A. Wasilewski, Guy N. Kieckhefer III, Michael C. Granatosky & Stuart V. Nielsen. Verified non-indigenous amphibians and reptiles in Florida from 1863 through 2010: Outlining the invasion process and identifying invasion pathways and stages. Zootaxa 3028(1):1-64
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2018
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Jarnevich, Catherine S., Mark A. Hayes, Lee A. Fitzgerald, Amy A. Yackel Adams, Bryan G. Falk, Michelle A. M. Collier, Lea’ R. Bonewell, Page E. Klug, Sergio Naretto, and Robert N. Reed. Modeling the distributions of tegu lizards in native and potential invasive ranges. Science Reports 8(10193):
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2020
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Haro, Daniel, Lance D. McBrayer, John B. Jensen, James M. Gillis, Lea' R. Bonewell, Melia G. Nafus, Stephen E. Greiman, Robert N. Reed, and Amy A. Yackel Adams. Evidence for an established population of Tegu lizards (Salvator merianae) in southeastern Georgia, USA. Southeastern Naturalist 19(4):649-662
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