Historical context, current status and management priorities for introduced asian house geckos at ashmore reef, north-western Australia

Ruchira Somaweera; P.B. Yeoh; T. Jucker; R.H. Clarke; B.L. Webber

doi:10.3391/bir.2020.9.2.27

Historical context, current status and management priorities for introduced asian house geckos at ashmore reef, north-western Australia

Ruchira Somaweera^*, P.B. Yeoh, T. Jucker, R.H. Clarke, B.L. Webber

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The Asian house gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus) shows the largest non-native distribution of any gekkonid and has been introduced to numerous oceanic islands around the world. Since 1990, it has been naturalised at Ashmore Reef, a small group of islands, cays and reef flats in the Timor Sea within the maritime borders of Australia. This note provides an updated assessment of its population status and distribution at Ashmore Reef based on surveys conducted in May 2019 and formulates ecological insight to factors that may be influencing the presence of geckos on the islands. In doing so, it aims to provide context relevant to informing suitable future research and management options.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	408-420
Number of pages	13
Journal	BioInvasions Records
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.2.27
Publication status	Published - 30 Mar 2020

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conservation management
Hemidactylus frenatus
island ecosystems
invasive alien species
reptiles
species introductions

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