Invasive amphibians and reptiles in Italy
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چکیده
Riassunto. le specie alloctone invasive sono una delle principali minacce alla biodiversità. in questa rassegna vengono analizzati i principali taxa di anfibi e rettili attualmente invasivi in italia: Xenopus laevis; Lithobates catesbeianus; Pelophylax kurtmuelleri / P. ridibundus; Trachemys scripta. Per ogni taxon, si evidenzia la distribuzione nativa ed invasiva, le cause dell’introduzione, e gli effetti sulle specie autoctone. tutte queste specie possono avere drammatiche conseguenze sulla biodiversità in italia; sono necessari sia ulteriori studi su queste specie, che sforzi volti al loro controllo.
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