Pantherophis guttatus (Corn Snake). Distri

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Pantherophis guttatus (Corn Snake). Distribution.
Date of observation: 23 August 2012. Location: Ponte-Milou, Saint-Barthélemy. Coordinates: 17.918611, -62.814722.
Voucher: image. Since this species was observed for the first
time on Saint-Barthélemy in 1995 (Breuil M, 2002, Histoire
naturelle des amphibiens et reptiles terrestres de l’archipel Guadeloupéen, Paris: Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, 339
p.), 15 specimens have been found, mostly adults. The first
juvenile was found dead in November 2011 (Questel K, 2012,
Contribution à la connaissance d’Alsophis rijgersmaei [Squamata, Dipsadidae, Xenodontinae] sur l’île de Saint-Barthélemy,
Gustavia, Saint-Barthélemy: Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Barthélemy & ALSOPHIS, 24 p). The discovery of this second juvenile indicates that the species has become established on
the island. It is currently too early to know the impact of this
invasive snake on local biodiversity.
Karl Questel, La Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Barthélemy,
BP 683 Gustavia, 97099 Saint-Barthélemy Cedex, science-
[email protected] and Amarilli Vitry, amarillisbh@
gmail.com.
Citation: Questel K, Vitry A. 2012. Pantherophis guttatus (Corn Snake). Distribution. Caribbean Herpetology
37:1.
Published online 27 August 2012
Caribbean Herpetology 37:1
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ISSN 2333-2468
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