Jacksons chameleons in Hawaii...invasive species?

kinyonga

Chameleon Queen
Here's an interesting site you might like to look at...you'll notice some familiar names here...
"Trioceros jacksonii xantholophus is one of three subspecies of Jackson's chameleons from eastern Africa. This species was accidentally released in Hawaii in 1972, and is now causing environmental damage by preying on native Hawaiian species"...
https://www.researchgate.net/post/W...ive-Jacksons-chameleons-in-the-wild-any-ideas

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"Here we tested an orally delivered, chemical toxicant as a feasible management technique for this invasive lizard in Hawaii. We administered predetermined dosages of powdered acetaminophen to adult chamleoens and determined that the dosage necessary to achieve 95% mortality within 48 h across"...
https://www.researchgate.net/profil...rioceros-jacksonii-xantholophus-in-Hawaii.pdf

"They collected it and are going to look at its stomach contents"...
https://entophile.com/2009/10/28/jacksons-chameleons-killers-of-hawaii-insects-and-snails/
 
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Mine too.
There was also a citric acid spray that was intended to kill the coqui frogs...but it may have been harming or even killing the Jackson's chameleons.
 
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