#tegus — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #tegus, aggregated by home.social.
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: Argentine black and white #tegus – omnivorous #lizards that grow to 120 cm and weigh over 4 kg – are spreading across southeastern #Georgia after exotic pet owners likely released them illegally. 🦎
Each female can produce 35 #eggs per year, and with few #predators, the population threatens native species like gopher #tortoises. 🐢
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/georgia-invasive-lizard/
#invasivespecies #ecology #wildlife #biology #conservation #nature #reptiles #argentina #science #environment
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[USGS] FORT Science In Action – Science In Support Of Invasive Reptile Management In The Greater Everglades
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center/news/fort-science-action-part-7-science-support-invasive <-- shared technical article
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#remotesensing #florida #everglades #restoration #burmese #python #snake constrictor #impacts #invasive #species #reptiles #loss #mammal #tegus #ecosystems #habitat #plants #vertebrate #carnivore #feral #threatened #research #culling #risk #hazard #threat #AI #imagery #UAS #GIS #spatial #mapping #DNA #sampling #surveillance #cost #ecology #damage #trapping #collaboration #scaleable #control #biocontrol #fedscience #fedservice #management #protection #swamp #wetland #grasslands #geomorphology #geomorphometry #water #hydrology #native #species #USGS #NPS
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