24 new species of lizards discovered on Caribbean islands are close to extinction
Jason Farmer for RedOrbit.com In a recent scientific publication, 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all found on the Caribbean islands, have been discovered and named. Each year, in dozens of scientific publications, approximately 130 new species of reptiles from all over the world are added to the global count. But, since the nineteenth century not more than 20 reptile species have been added at one time in any single publication. The research team responsible for the new discoveries examined museum specimens of the lizards. The team identified a total of 39 species of skinks from the Caribbean islands. However, Blair Hedges, lead researcher in the study and a professor of biology at Penn State, has concluded that of those newly discovered species, half may already be extinct, and that all of the other skink species on the Caribbean islands are close to or threatened by extinction. The researchers say predation by the mongoose is the primary cause for the loss of the lizards and the threat of their
24 new species of lizards discovered on Caribbean islands are close to extinction
In a single new scientific publication, 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all from islands in the Caribbean, have been discovered and scientifically named. According to Blair Hedges, ...
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Thu 3 May 12 from National Geographic
24 new lizard species discovered in the Caribbean - already faced with extinction
A team of researchers at Penn State University has identified 24 new species of skinks, a subspecies of lizards, native to the Caribbean Islands, turning the region’s fauna from one of ...
Tue 1 May 12 from ZME Science
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The skinks are already threatened, likely due to mongoose predation.
Mon 30 Apr 12 from Livescience
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 30 (UPI) -- Twenty-four new species of lizard were recently discovered in the Caribbean and almost half are already close to extinction, researchers say.
Mon 30 Apr 12 from UPI
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Mon 30 Apr 12 from Mongabay.com
Newly Discovered Skink Species Already Close To Extinction
Jason Farmer for RedOrbit.com In a recent scientific publication, 24 new species of lizards known as skinks, all found on the Caribbean islands, have been discovered and named. Each year, in ...
Tue 1 May 12 from RedOrbit
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