Invasion information |
Range in Japan |
Bonin Islands (Chichijima and Hahajima Islands), Okinawajima Island |
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Origin |
Lousiana - northern Florida |
Date |
Middle 1960s (Chichijima), early 1980s (Hahajima), late 1980s (Okinawajima) |
Route |
Escape of pet animal and/or hitchhiking transport of US military forces. |
Impact |
Predation on endangered native insects, competition with native lizard. Many endemic insects on Ogasawara have been seriously damaged by the predation, and some species are nearly extinct on Chichijima and Hahajima Is. Native organism(s) affected: Many native (often endemic) insects, such as Celastrina ogasawaraensis, Boninagrion ezoin, Hemicordulia ogasawarensis, Boninthemis insularis, and Meimuna boninensis (predation). Native lizard of Ogasawara Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus (competition) |
Regulation in Japan |
Import to Japan, transport and keeping within Japan of any species of genus Anolis and Norops are legally restricted. |
Introduced range in other countries |
Micronesia, Hawai, Yap, Palau |