Tag: Amanda Thompson

Reclusive celebrity reptile spied in Florida!

by Susan Gildersleeve
May 14, 2026

Star spotted on Florida coasts! Heads up, fans of Florida's celebrity nonnative herps! There’s a niche member of the scaly glitterati you may have missed in all the furor over Florida’s top-billing nonnative reptiles. Trendsetters you ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species
Tags: Amanda Thompson, Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Kenneth T. Gioeli, Steve A. Johnson

Nonnative lizard that appears to walk on water thrives in Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
May 14, 2026

Florida has three times as many nonnative established lizards as native ones. Among Florida’s approximately 50 species of nonnative lizards is the brown basilisk, a species now thriving in south and central Florida. In a new peer-reviewed ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Amanda Thompson, Brown Basilisk, Edis, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, Florida Museum Of Natural History, FLorida Museum Of Natural History Herpetology Collection Database, IFAS NEWS, Ken Gioeli, Lawrence Reeves, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Nonnative Lizard, Steve Johnson, UF IFAS News, UF News, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

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