Pantherophis guttatus (Corn Snake). Distri
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Pantherophis guttatus (Corn Snake). Distri
caribbean herpetology note 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 1 ISSN 2333-2468 www.caribbeanherpetology.org