Alien species are among the greatest threats to biodiversity, but the evolutionary origins of
invasiveness remain obscure. We conducted the first range-wide sampling of Hemidactylus …

The platynosomiasis, a worldwide parasitic disease with importance for domestic cat, has an
etiological agent species of trematodes of the genus Platynosomum, whose complete life …

We assessed the current knowledge on non-avian reptile species composition in the state of
Rio de Janeiro (RJ), southeastern Brazil. We used published data in indexed journals and …

Em 2004, o Ministério do Meio Ambiente contratou a elaboração do Informe Nacional sobre
Espécies Exóticas Invasoras, cujos objetivos eram a coleta, a sistematização e a divulgação …

Recently seven specimens of the gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris were collected or observed
in Belém, Pará, northern Brazil. This is the first vouchered occurrence in Brazil of a widely …

Invasive amphibians and reptiles have historically been ignored by governments and
science, especially in the Neotropics. There have been few studies related to invasive …

Hemidactylus mabouia is one of the most successful, widespread invasive reptile species
and has become ubiquitous across tropical urban settings in the Western Hemisphere. Its …

House geckos in the genus Hemidactylus are highly successful colonizers of regions
beyond their native range, with colonization often resulting in displacement of native gecko …

Aims We identify alien reptiles and amphibians, invaders or not, in Brazil and evaluate the
following:(a) which alien species are found in the country;(b) where they originate from;(c) …

Species inventories are useful tools to improve conservation strategies, especially in highly
threatened biomes such as the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Here we present a species list of …