Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records.

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Ref IDTypeAuthorDateTitle
16159 Web PageAnnon.2007Trappers search for large monitor lizard in West Palm Beach.
13176 Journal ArticleBelleville, B.1994Critter Patrol.
24369 DatabaseCenter for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.2019EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
12109 OtherDemlong, M.1997personal communication (herpetologist, Phoenix Zoo, 455 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85008 602-273-1341).
13363 Web PageFlorida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission.1997GFC needs information about montior lizard.
13177 Journal ArticleFrank, J.H., and E.D. McCoy1995Introduction to Insect Behavioral Ecology: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful: Non-indigenous Species in Florida. Invasive Adventive Insects and other Organisms in Florida.
33367 NewsHooper, B.2019Texas police warn of large monitor lizard on the loose
15976 BookLemm, Jeffrey M.2006Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the San Diego Region.
25944 DatabaseUeda, K., J. Belmonte, A. Shepard, P. Leary, and S. Loarie.2021iNaturalist.org
33368 Web PageWilliamson County Sheriff Chody2019The water monitor lizard that escaped from his home two days ago has been caught and is in the process of being returned to its owner.#InCustody


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].

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