Observations on the natural history of four species of lizards (Squamata: Dactyloidae, Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae) in an urban locality of western Cuba
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The dead of lizards belonging to three species [Anolis porcatus (Gray, 1841), Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnés, 1818) and Sphaerodactylus elegans (MacLeay, 1834)] into glasses used as domestic decoration in an urban residence in San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa Province, Cuba, is recorded. Also, parasitism by the pterygosomatid mite Geckobia hemidactylii (Lawrence, 1936) on H. mabouia from this same location is reported, being this the first record for Artemisa Province. Occasional diurnal habits in H. mabouia and S. elegans are mentioned, as well as the capture and dead (not predation) of Anolis sagrei and H. mabouia by a domestic dog (Canis familiaris). New evidences of coprophagy in A. porcatus and communal nesting in H. mabouia are included, too.
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Anolis porcatus, Anolis sagrei, Hemidactylus mabouia, Sphaerodactylus elegans, behavior, synanthropic reptiles
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Armas, L. F. de. 2021a. Coprophagy and cannibalism in the Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus Gray 1840 (Squamata: Dactyloidae). Reptiles & Amphibians, 28 (1): 30–31.
Armas, L. F. de. 2021b. Predation of Cuban Brown Anoles, Anolis sagrei (Squamata: Dactyloidae) by House Sparrows, Passer domesticus (Aves: Passeriformes), and annotated list of lizards preyed upon by House Sparrows. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 28 (3): 432–434.
Armas, L. F. de y M. Iturriaga. 2017. Depredación de Hemidactylus mabouia (Squamata: Gekkonidae) por Tropidophis pardalis (Serpentes: Tropidophiidae). Novitates Caribaea, 11: 99–102.
Armas, L. F. de y M. Iturriaga. 2019. The Cuban Green Anole, Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae): catering is the best. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 26 (1): 35–38.
Bello, R. E. 2000. Anolis sp. and Gonatodes albogularis (Yellowheaded Gecko) predation. Herpetological Review, 31 (4): 239.
Borroto-Páez, R., R. Alonso Bosch, B. A. Fabres y O. Álvarez García. 2015. Introduced amphibians and reptiles in the Cuban archipelago. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 10 (3): 985–1012.
Borroto-Páez, R., C. C. Martínez-Rivera y D. Reyes Pérez. 2020. Mites (Geckobia hemidactyli, Actinedida: Pterygosomatidae) in Tropical House Geckos (Hemidactylus mabouia) in Cuba: A review with new distribution records. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 27 (3): 382–389.
Borroto-Páez, R. y D. Reyes Pérez. 2020a. Damage to televisions and other electrical appliances by invasive and native geckos in Cuba. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 27 (1): 50–53.
Borroto-Páez, R. y D. Reyes Pérez. 2020b. Predation by a Cuban Treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) and a domestic cat (Felis catus) on Tropical House Geckos (Hemidactylus mabouia) in central Cuba, with a review of predation and vertebrate prey of Tropical House Geckos. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 27 (1): 120–128.
Borroto-Páez, R., D. Reyes Pérez y B. A. Fabres. 2021. Effects of Invasive Tropical House Geckos (Hemidactylus mabouia) on Electrical Equipment: New Evidence of Damage to Televisions and Other Electrical Risks. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 28 (1): 18–21.
Chang, C-W., J-J. Mao y G. Norval. 2013. Damage to air conditioning units caused by geckos. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 20: 143–145.
Fritts, T. y D. Chiszar. 1999. Snakes on electrical transmission lines: Patterns, causes, and strategies for reducing electrical outages due to snakes, pp. 89–103, En: Rodda, G. H., Y. Sawai, D. Chiszar y H. Tanaka (eds.), Problem Snake Management: The Habu and the Brown Treesnake. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York.
Guerra Solana, J. L. y L. F. de Armas. 2017. Depredación de Anolis porcatus (Squamata: Dactyloidae) por Passer domesticus (Aves: Passeriformes) en Cuba. Novitates Caribaea, 11: 103–105.
Henderson, R.W. y R. Powell. 2009. Natural History of West Indian Reptiles and Amphibians. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 486 pp.
Hibbitts, T. J., E. R. Pianka, R. Huey y M. J. Whiting. 2005. Ecology of the Common Barking Gecko (Ptenopus garrulus) in Southern Africa. Journal of Herpetology, 39: 509–515.
Iturriaga, M. y R. Marrero. 2013. Feeding ecology of the Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia (Sauria: Gekkonidae) during the dry season in Havana, Cuba. Herpetology Notes, 6: 11–17.
Martínez Reyes, M. y A. Hernández Marrero. 2003. Moradores de jardines, casas y cultivos. Pp. 138–143, En Rodríguez Schettino, L. (ed.), Anfibios y reptiles de Cuba. UPC Print, Vaasa, Finlandia. 169 pp.
Mori, E., M. Menchetti, A. Camporesi, L. Cavigioli, K. Tabarelli de Fatis y M. Girardello. 2019. License to kill? Domestic cats affect a wide range of native fauna in a highly biodiverse Mediterranean country. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 477. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00477
Powell, R. y R. W. Henderson. 2008 Urban Herpetology in the West indies. pp. 87–102, En: Mitchell, J. C. y R. E. J. Brown (eds.), Urban Herpetology. Herpetological Conservation, vol. 3, Salt Lake City, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
Rodríguez-Cabrera, T. M., L. Y. García-Padrón, E. Morell Savall y J. Torres. 2020. Predation on direct-developing frogs (Eleutherodactylidae: Eleutherodactylus) in Cuba: New cases and a review. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 27 (2): 161–168.
Rodríguez Schettino, L. 1999. The iguanid lizards of Cuba. University Press of Florida, Miami. 428 pp.
Rodríguez Schettino, L., A. Torres Barboza y A. Hernández Marrero. 2003. Trepadores excelentes. Pp. 110–1127, En Rodríguez Schettino, L. (ed.), Anfibios y reptiles de Cuba. UPC Print, Vaasa, Finlandia, 169 pp.
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de Armas, L. F. . (2022). Observations on the natural history of four species of lizards (Squamata: Dactyloidae, Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae) in an urban locality of western Cuba. Novitates Caribaea, (19), 126–133. https://doi.org/10.33800/nc.vi19.283
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