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Table 2--Introduced terrestrial wildlife species of the Southeastern United States. Adapted from: Echternacht and Harris 1993

Common Name	Scientific Name	Animal Description
Giant toad	Bufo marinus	Amphibian
Cuban treefrog	Osteopilus septentrionalis	Amphibian
Greenhouse frog	Eleutherodactylus planirostris	Amphibian
Puerto Rican coqui	Eleutherodactylus coqui	Amphibian
Spectacled caiman	Caiman crocodilus	Reptile
Tokay gecko	Gekko gecko	Reptile
Ashy gecko	Sphaerodactylus elegans	Reptile
Ocellated gecko	Sphaerodactylus argus	Reptile
Yellowhead gecko	Gonatodes albogularis	Reptile
Indo-Pacific gecko	Hemidactylus garnotti	Reptile
Mediterranean gecko	Hemidactylus turcicus	Reptile
Jamaican giant anole	Anolis garmani	Reptile
Brown anole	Anolis sagrei	Reptile
Largehead anole	Anolis cybotes	Reptile
Knight anole	Anolis equestris	Reptile
Puerto Rican crested anole	Anolis cristatellus	Reptile
Brown basilisk	Basiliscus vittatus	Reptile
Green iguana	Iguana iguana	Reptile
Spinytail iguana	Ctenosaura pectinata	Reptile
Northern curlytail lizard	Leiocephalus carinatus	Reptile
Red-sided curlytail lizard	Leiocephalus shreibersi	Reptile
Rainbow whiptail	Cnemidophorus lemniscatus	Reptile
Giant amevia	Ameiva ameiva	Reptile
Braminy blind snake	Ramphotyphlops braminus	Reptile
Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus	Bird
Ring-necked (green) pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Bird
Plain chacalaca	Ortalis vetula	Bird
Rock dove	Columba livia	Bird
Ringed turtle-dove	Streptopelia risoria	Bird
Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Bird
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	Bird
Canary-winged parakeet	Brotogeris versicolurus	Bird
Monk parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	Bird
Red-crowned parrot	Amazona viridigenalis	Bird
Yellow-headed parrot	Amazona oratrix	Bird
Red-whiskered bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus	Bird
European starling	Sternus vulgaris	Bird
Hill myna	Gracula religiosa	Bird
Spot-breasted oriole	Icterus pectoralis	Bird
Java sparrow	Padda oryzivora	Bird
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	Bird
Squirrel monkey	Saimiri sciureus	Mammal
Rhesus macaque	Macaca mulatta	Mammal
Red-bellied squirrel	Sciurus aureogaster	Mammal
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Mammal
Norway rat	Rattus norvegicus	Mammal
House mouse	Mus musculus	Mammal
Nutria	Myocaster coypus	Mammal
Wild boar	Sus scrofa	Mammal
Sambar deer	Cervus unicolor	Mammal

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