New Paper: Establishment of the introduced Brahminy blindsnake on Abaco Island, The Bahamas, with notes on potential niche overlap with the native Cuban brown blindsnake

The presence of I. braminus on Abaco adds to a rapidly growing list of non-native reptiles and amphibians established on the island. Breeding populations of the Bark anole (Anolis distichus), Bahamian green anole (Anolis smaragdinus), Eastern narrow-mouthed frog (Gastrophryne carolinensis), Indo-Pacific gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii), Tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia), Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris), Red cornsnake (Pantherophis guttatus), and South American cane toad (Rhinella marina sensu lato) have been reported from Abaco, along with isolated sightings of the Cuban giant anole (Anolis equestris), Common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis), and non-native slider turtles (Trachemys spp.).

Tyler’s observations suggest that these introductions are something worth keeping an eye on.