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  <dc:contributor>Jan P. Zegarra</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Alberto R. Puente-Rolon</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Nahíra Arocho-Hernandez</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Nathan J. Hostetter</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Jaime A. Collazo</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Rayna C. Bell</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Danielle Rivera</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2024</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The introduction of invasive species to islands can be devastating to local biota. While many invasive species’ &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;successful colonization of new habitats can be attributed to features like high fecundity or low mate selectivity, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;parthenogenetic species pose a unique threat in their ability to reproduce asexually at high rates. The Smooth-scaled &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Tegulet (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Gymnophthalmus underwoodi&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;), first described from Barbados in the 1950s, has since been documented as an &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;introduced species across additional Lesser and Greater Antillean islands as well as northwestern Brazil and Venezuela. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Herein we report multiple individuals from Puerto Rico, including the first genetic records, which indicate that the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;individuals on this island are most closely related to populations recorded from Brazil and Montserrat. Additional &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;genetic information is necessary to&amp;nbsp; determine the timing and migration of this species across the Caribbean. Regardless, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;the continued geographic expansion of this parthenogen across the Caribbean could present a threat to local fauna.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.17161/randa.v31i1.21466</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>International Reptile Conservation Foundation</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Multiple records of the introduced parthenogenetic Smooth-scaled Tegulet, Gymnophthalmus underwoodi Grant 1958, in Puerto Rico</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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