\u3ci\u3eGopherus polyphemus\u3c/i\u3e (Gopher Tortoise), \u3ci\u3eCtenosaura similis\u3c/i\u3e (Gray\u27s Spiny-Tailed Iguana) Predation

Abstract

Gopherus polyphemus is currently listed as a threatened and protected species in the state of Florida (Mushinsky et al. 2006. In Meylan led.], Biology and Conservation of Florida Turtles, pp. 350-375. Chelonian Research Monographs 3). Documented natural predators of Gopherus polyphemus include the Raccoon (Procyon lotor), Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteris), Striped Skunk (Mephitus mephitis), Opposum (Didelphis virginianus), Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus),and crows (Corvus sp.) (Mushinsky et al., op. cit. ), and the introduced Savaunah Monitor (Varanus exanthematicus) (Owens et al. 2005. Herpetol. Rev. 3657-58). Herein, we augment this list to include the nonindigenous Gray\u27s Spiny-tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura similis)

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