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Establishment of the Common House Gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, on Saint Lucia

2022; Linguagem: Inglês

10.31611/ch.83

2333-2468

Aaron H. Griffing, David Griffing, Stephen Lesmond, Tony Gamble,

Amphibian and Reptile Biology

House geckos of the genus Hemidactylus are well known as some of the most widespread and successful lizard invaders following anthropogenic introductions to novel environments (Agarwal et al. 2021).In particular, the Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii Duméril & Bibron), West African House Gecko (Hemidactylus angulatus Hallowell), Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus [Linneaus]), Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia [Moreau de Jonnès]), and the Common House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) have collectively established themselves across North, Central, and South America (Weterings & Vetter 2018); common names from Hedges et al. (2019).In the majority of Caribbean islands, African H. mabouia was introduced and established stable populations in the seventeenth century (Agarwal et al. 2021); however, new populations are still being reported (Griffing & Bauer 2016).In recent years, Asian H. frenatus sightings have been reported from Caribbean islands, including Cuba (Powell et al. 2011;