A deformed hind limb of an invasive free-living brown anole (Anolis sagrei Duméril & Bibron, 1837) from Hualien City, Taiwan

dc.contributor.author	Norval, Gerrut	en
dc.contributor.author	Mao J.-J.	en
dc.contributor.author	Bursey C.R.	en
dc.contributor.author	Goldberg S.R.	en
dc.date.accessioned	2012-11-01T16:31:22Z
dc.date.available	2012-11-01T16:31:22Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.citation	Herpetology Notes	en
dc.identifier.citation	2	en
dc.identifier.citation	1	en
dc.identifier.issn	20715773	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/7114
dc.description.abstract	On the 15th of March, 2009, a male brown anole (Anolis sagrei) was collected by hand from a coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) plantation in Chisintang, Hualien County, eastern Taiwan. During the examination of the lizard, it was found that it appeared to have a fifth foot protruding from the right hind tibia. The additional foot had only 4 toes contained a bone that was fused to the tibia near the knee. We hypothesize that this deformity is due to a genetic determining factor, and far as can be determined, this appears to be the first reported instance of such a deformity in A. sagrei from Taiwan.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Anolis (norops) sagrei; Coconut palm yard; East coast; Polydactyly Anolis sagrei; Cocos nucifera; Squamata	en
dc.title	A deformed hind limb of an invasive free-living brown anole (Anolis sagrei Duméril & Bibron, 1837) from Hualien City, Taiwan	en
dc.type	Article	en