@article{28ba0d0a71eb4e309b72c6b46742e62c,
title = "A check list and population trends of invasive amphibians and reptiles in Taiwan",
abstract = "Invasive species have impacted biodiversity all around the world. Among various ecosystems, islands are most vulnerable to these impacts due to their high ratio of endemism, highly specialized adaptation, and isolated and unique fauna. As with other subtropical islands, Taiwan faces Conant risk of biological invasions and is currently ranked as one of the countries most affected by invasive amphibians and reptiles. In this paper, a comprehensive checklist of all known exotic amphibians and reptiles is provided, including twelve species which have successfully colonized Taiwan and six species with a controversial status. We provide an update on the knowledge of all these species including their distribution, colonization history, threats to native animals, and population trends based on literature records, fauna surveys, and data collected during invasive species eradication and control programs. A list of species with high invasive potentials is also provided. This study reports, for the first time, a comprehensive survey of invasive herpetofauna in Taiwan, which should provide a valuable reference to other regions which might suffer from similar invasion risk.",
keywords = "Alien species, CITES, Fauna checklist, IUCN, International trade, Island biogeography",
author = "Lee, {Ko Huan} and Chen, {Tien Hsi} and Gaus Shang and Simon Clulow and Yang, {Yi Ju} and Lin, {Si Min}",
note = "Funding Information: We appreciate Dr Hidetoshi Ota for his careful review on this article with valuable comments, which largely improved the quality of the original manuscript. We also thank the assistance from those who dedicated in the removal and investigation of these invasive species, including: Prof Hsueh-Wen Chang, Researcher De-En Lin, Mr Meng-Hsien Chuang, Mr Chung-Wei You, assistants and students including Wei-Chieh Hsu, Shih-Bin Tsai, Bo-Kai Chiou, Ping-Hsiang Chang, Dun-Li You, Wen-Bin Gong, Li-Yu Chen, Chien-Wei Chin, Chien-Chih Chen, Che-U Chang, Kai-Chieh Hsieh, Chiung-Chen Cheng, Chia-Ming Tsao, Yu Li, and numerous volunteers in these removal processes especially for P. megacephalus and A. sagrei. We appreciate the photographers for providing excellent photos, including Ren-Jay Wang, Chung-Wei You, Yin-Hsun Yang, Yu-Jen Liang, Wei-Lun Lin, and Wen-Bin Gong. This paper combines the results from different grants provided to the removal or investigation of various invasive species, including: Forestry Bureau, Council of Agriculture for P. megacephalus (104-08-SB-28, 105-08.1-SB-28, 106-08.1-SB-28), P. cocincinus, I. iguana, and G. monarchus; Kenting National Park Headquarters for K. pulchra, T. s. elegans, and E. multifasciata (486-103-03); Agriculture Bureau of New Taipei City for P. cocincinus; Agriculture Bureau of Kaohsiung City for I. iguana; and Hualien Forest District of Forestry Bureau for A. sagrei.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.3897/zookeys.829.27535",
language = "English",
volume = "2019",
pages = "85--130",
journal = "ZooKeys",
issn = "1313-2989",
publisher = "Pensoft Publishers",
number = "829",
}