Increased mortality of naive varanid lizards after the invasion of non-native can toads (bufo marinus) Ujvari, Beata and Madsen, Thomas 2009, Increased mortality of naive varanid lizards after the invasion of non-native can toads (bufo marinus), Herpetological conservation and biology, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 248-251. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads ujvari-increasedmortality-2009.pdf Published version application/pdf 324.37KB 207 Title Increased mortality of naive varanid lizards after the invasion of non-native can toads (bufo marinus) Author(s) Ujvari, Beata orcid.org/0000-0003-2391-2988 Madsen, Thomas Journal name Herpetological conservation and biology Volume number 4 Issue number 2 Start page 248 End page 251 Total pages 4 Publisher Herpetological Conservation and Biology Place of publication Texarkana, Tex. Publication date 2009 ISSN 1931-7603 Keyword(s) Goanna Cane Toad Varanus panoptes Bufo marinus mortality Northern Territory ecology introduced species Summary Exotic animal and plant species introduced into the Australian continent often imparted catastrophic effects on the indigenous fauna and flora. Proponents of biological control introduced the South American Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) into the sugar cane fields of Queensland in 1935. The Cane Toad is one of the most toxic bufonids and when seized by naive Australian predators, the toxin usually kills the attacker. One group of Australian squamate reptiles that are very susceptible to Cane Toad toxins is varanid lizards. Prior to Cane Toad invasion of our study area, the Adelaide River floodplain of the Northern Territory of Australia, annual mortality of adult male radio-tagged yellow-spotted Goannas (Varanus panoptes) was very low. After the arrival of toads in October 2005, all radio-tracked goannas were found dead in August 2006, most likely attempting to feed on the toads. Our results suggest that invasive Cane Toads place naive adult male Yellow-spotted Goannas at risk of possibly >90% mortality. This increase in mortality could reduce the genetic diversity and hamper long-term survival of these large carnivorous lizards. Language eng Field of Research 069999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970106 Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2009, Herpetological Conservation and Biology Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30063818 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment Open Access Collection Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 02 Jun 2014, 10:09:51 EST Mon, 02 Jun 2014, 13:33:58 EST Thu, 12 Jun 2014, 12:09:24 EST Fri, 13 Jun 2014, 13:37:04 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 12:15:29 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 20:26:17 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 23:48:54 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:07:00 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:09:34 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 42 times in TR Web of Science Cited 44 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 740 Abstract Views, 207 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 02 Jun 2014, 10:09:51 EST