Caiman Chameleon Update - BugwoodCloud...Caiman & Chameleon Update Michael R. Rochford, Dustin...
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Caiman & Chameleon Update
Michael R. Rochford, Dustin Smith, Joy Vinci, Sara Williams, Jake R. Edwards,
Jennifer Ketterlin Eckles,Frank Ridgley, and Frank J. Mazzotti
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Oustalet’s Chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti)
• Everglades Invasive Reptile & Amphibian Monitoring Project– UF, SFWMD, FWC
• 15 Surveys from 01 August 2012 to 19 July 2013– Standard, Random, and Opportunistic
• 173 F. oustaleti observed (171 removed)
Photo Credit: Joe Wasilewski
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Oustalet’s Chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti)Red Dot = Adult
Yellow Dot = Juvenile
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Oustalet’s Chameleon (Furcifer oustaleti)
• Reproduction– First Nest (telemetry)– 784 eggs from 18 clutches (x = 41.7 ( 32‐62))
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Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
Red Dot = VeiledGreen Dot = Oustalet’s
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Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)
• 39 found (34 removed) during EIRAMP surveys– 9 from northern locale, 30 from southern locale
• 25 removed by independent reporters
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Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis)• 2 known specimens, 2 unconfirmed reports
– EDDMapS (Pat Howell, Broward County)– EIRAMP: Rapid Response (UF, FWC)– Neighbor
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Chameleons: Issues• Seeding
– Where?– What species?
• Spreading (naturally)
Photo Credit: Joe Wasilewski
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Red Dot = Veiled ChameleonGreen Dot = Oustalet’s ChameleonPurple Dot = Panther Chameleon? = Rumored Locations
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Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus)
• EIRAMP– Opportunistic Surveys– Rapid Response
• 37 Removed• Stomach contents:
– One caiman• Snake (Nerodia floridana)• Bird (Grebe?)• Fish (unidentified)
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Red Dot = Caiman Capture Location
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Red Dot = Caiman Found 2012/2013Green Dot = Caiman Found Before 2012
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Caiman: Issues
• Distribution• Impact?
– Now/Past– Restoration Plans
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Acknowledgments
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission– Kristen Sommers, Liz Barraco
• South Florida Water Management District– LeRoy Rodgers, Bob Hill
• Zoo Miami• Chameleon Volunteers• University of Florida Staff• Everglades CISMA