Krysko, Kenneth L.

Rochford, Michael R.

Wray, Kenneth P.

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248	 IRCF	ReptIles	&	AmphIbIAns		•		Vol	18,	no	4		•		DeC	2011 IntRoDUCeD	speCIesthe	marbled	treefrog	(Dendropsophus marmoratus	[laurenti	1768])	is	indigenous	to	the	rainforests	of	bolivia,	brazil,	Colombia,	ecuador,	French	Guiana,	Guyana,	peru,	suriname,	and	Venezuela	(Duellman	1978,	Rodríguez	and	Duellman	1994).	 on	10	January	2011	at	2342	h,	mRR	and	kpW	collected	an	adult	D. marmoratus	(UF	164381)	on	a	wall	about	150	cm	above	the	ground	just	outside	the	property	of	an	animal	importer’s	facility	at	6450	stirling	Road,	hollywood,	broward	County,	Florida	(26.04591°n,	–80.21976°W).	this	individual	likely	was	released	or	had	escaped	from	an	enclosure	at	the	facil-ity.	this	animal	importer	is	the	most	likely	source	for	the	introduction	of	at	least	32	(23.3%)	of	the	137	confirmed	herpetofaunal	taxa	introduced	in	Florida	from	1995–2010	(krysko	et	al. 2011).	these	taxa	either	have	not	been	found	elsewhere	in	Florida	or	have	not	established	populations	in	areas	leading	to	the	facility.	Furthermore,	at	least	most	and	possibly	all	have	been	listed	in	the	inventory	of	this	dealer,	although	incorrect	scientific	and/or	common	names	have	been	used	in	some	instances.	this	specimen	repre-sents	the	first	known	voucher	for	this	species	of	frog,	the	33rd	introduced	species	from	this	animal	importer,	and	the	138th	confirmed	introduced	herpetofaunal	species	in	Florida.AcknowledgmentsWe	thank	Dr.	peter	Jansen	and	Dr.	tobias	eisenberg	for	species	confirma-tion;	Gad	perry,	Robert	powell,	and	an	anonymous	reviewer	for	helpful	comments	on	this	paper.Literature CitedDuellman,	W.e.	1978.	the	biology	of	an	equatorial	herpetofauna	in	Amazonian	ecuador.	Miscellaneous Publications of the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History	(65):1–352.krysko,	k.l.,	J.p.	burgess,	m.R.	Rochford,	C.R.	Gillette,	D.	Cueva,	k.m.	enge,	l.A.	somma,	J.l.	stabile,	D.C.	smith,	J.A.	Wasilewski,	G.n.	kieckhefer	III,	m.C.	Granatosky,	and	s.V.	nielsen.	2011.	Verified	non-indigenous	amphib-ians	and	reptiles	in	Florida	from	1863	through	2010:	outlining	the	invasion	process	and	identifying	invasion	pathways	and	stages.	Zootaxa	3028:1–64.Rodríguez,	l.o.,	and	W.e.	Duellman.	1994.	Guide to the Frogs of the Iquitos Region, Amazonian Peru.	Asocacion	de	ecologia	y	Conservacion,	Amazon	Center	for	environmental	education	and	Research	and	natural	history	museum,	the	University	of	kansas,	lawrence.The Marbled Treefrog (Dendropsophus marmoratus [laurenti 1768]) (Hylidae), another Introduced amphibian species in floridamichael	R.	Rochford1,	kenneth	l.	krysko2,	and	kenneth	p.	Wray31University	of	Florida,	Fort	lauderdale	Research	and	education	Center,	3205	College	Avenue,	Fort	lauderdale,	Florida	33314,	UsA	(mikerochford@hotmail.com)2Florida	museum	of	natural	history,	University	of	Florida,	Gainesville,	Florida	32611,	UsA	(kenneyk@flmnh.ufl.edu)2Florida	state	University,	Department	of	biological	science,	319	stadium	Drive,	tallahassee,	Florida	32306,	UsA	(kwray@bio.fsu.edu)al.	(2011).	the	2008	photograph,	which	illustrates	a	juvenile,	and	additional	anecdotal	reports	of	skinks	in	the	park	and	nearby	areas	that	have	accrued	since	2008	speak	to	the	likelihood	of	a	firmly	established	population.	 Although	abundant	and	widely	distributed	in	the	southeastern	United	states,	no	previous	records	of	skinks	in	the	genus	Plestiodon	exist	for	the	bahamas	or	the	entire	West	Indies	(powell	et	al.	2011).	Although	occasion-ally	found	in	the	commercial	live	animal	trade,	the	most	likely	means	of	introduction	is	as	a	“hitch-hiker”	in	shipments	of	plants.	Although	found	in	a	national	park,	nearby	areas	on	Grand	bahama	feature	landscaped	gardens	with	many	imported	exotic	plants.Literature Citedknapp,	C.R.,	J.b.	Iverson,	s.D.	buckner,	and	s.V.	Cant.	2011.	Conservation	of	amphibians	and	reptiles	in	the	bahamas,	pp.	53–87.	In:	A.	hailey,	b.s.	Wilson,	and	J.A.	horrocks	 (eds.),	Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas. Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West Indies.	brill,	leiden,	the	netherlands.powell,	R.,	R.W.	henderson,	m.C.	Farmer,	m.	breuil,	A.C.	echternacht,	G.	van	buurt,	C.m.	Romagosa,	and	G.	perry.	2011.	Introduced	amphibians	and	reptiles	in	the	Greater	Caribbean:	patterns	and	conservation	implications,	pp.	63–143.	In:	A.	hailey,	b.s.	Wilson,	and	J.A.	horrocks	(eds.),	Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas. Volume 1: Conservation Biology and the Wider Caribbean.	brill,	leiden,	the	netherlands.Dorsal	(left)	and	ventral	views	(right)	of	an	adult	marbled	treefrog,	Dendropsophus marmoratus	(UF	164381),	from	hollywood,	broward	County,	Florida.MiChael R. RoChFoRdMiChael R. RoChFoRd

The Marbled Treefrog (Dendropsophus marmoratus [Laurenti 1768]) (Hylidae), Another Introduced Amphibian Species in Florida

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The Marbled Treefrog (Dendropsophus marmoratus [Laurenti 1768]) (Hylidae), Another Introduced Amphibian Species in Florida

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