Journal covers from Stroud Lab publications.

Publications

Papers

For the most current list, including citation counts, see Google Scholar.

2026

2026
LizardLens: A two-stage deep learning pipeline for detecting and classifying similar species in visually complex environmentsIn review
Chia, W.C., Jahanshahi, I., Loh, L.Y., Zheng, A., Verma, N., Mussmann, S., Shi, B., Stroud, J.T. , preprint on bioRxiv.
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2026
LizardMorph: A generalizable machine learning framework for automated anatomical landmark detection in digital imagesIn review
Quintana, M., Loh, L.Y., Parikh, A., Suh, J.J., Chavez, V., Porto, A., Shi, B., Stroud, J.T. , preprint on bioRxiv.
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2026
Global patterns of temporal niche partitioning in lizardsIn review
Kukla, Y., Riedel, J., Stroud, J.T., Rödder, D. .
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PyTLidar: A Python package for tree QSM modeling from terrestrial lidar dataIn review
Hagood, J., Yang, F., Motiwale, S., Shi, B., Cannon, J.B., Stroud, J.T. , preprint.
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2026
Priority effects inhibit the repeated evolution of phototrophy
Burnetti, A.J., Stroud, J.T., Ratcliff, W.C. npj Complexity, 3(1): 9.
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2026
Predation by a non-native Cuban Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) of a native Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) in Miami, Florida, USA
Stroud, J.T., Francisco, E., Cooper, T.L., Suh, J.J. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 33(1): e23091.
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2025

2025
Pirates of the Caribbean (and elsewhere): Three-legged lizards and the study of evolutionary adaptation
Stroud, J.T., Kolbe, J.J., Doshna, B., Anderson, C.V., French, S.S., Miles, D.B., Zani, P.A., Suh, J.J., and 40 others, Losos, J.B. The American Naturalist, 206(5): 403-417.
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2025
Invasion histories differ markedly among the four Anolis lizard species introduced to Bermuda
Michaelides, S.N., Stroud, J.T., Giery, S.T., Smith, B.E., Glor, R.E., Kolbe, J.J. Journal of Herpetology, 59(2): 19-26.
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2025
A global perspective on adaptive radiation: Advances, issues, and future directions
Stroud, J.T., Day, J.J., Castañeda, M. d. R., Martin, C.H. Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society, 4(1): kzaf009.
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2025
Long-term studies provide unique insights into evolution
Stroud, J.T., Ratcliff, W.C. Nature, 639: 589-601.
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2025
2025
What the secret lives of lizards tell us about evolutionPopular writing
Stroud, J.T. The Washington Post.
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2025

2024

2024
Observing character displacement from process to pattern in a novel vertebrate community
Stroud, J.T., Giery, S.T., Heathcote, R.J.P., Tiatragul, S., Yuan, M., Feeley, K.J., Losos, J.B. Nature Communications, 15: 9862.
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2024
Life history strategies are decoupled from ecomorphological convergence in two Anolis lizards
Hall, J.M., Thawley, C.J., Stroud, J.T. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143(2): blae088.
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2024
Priority effects transcend scales and disciplines in biology
Stroud, J.T., Delory, B.M., Barnes, E.M., Chase, J.M., De Meester, L., Dieskau, J., Grainger, T.N., Halliday, F.W., Kardol, P., Knight, T.M., Ladouceur, E., Little, C.J., Roscher, C., Sarneel, J.M., Temperton, V.M., van Steijn, T., Werner, C.M., Wood, C.W., Fukami, T. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 39(7): 677-688.
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2023

2023
Fluctuating selection maintains distinct species phenotypes in an ecological community in the wild
Stroud, J.T., Moore, M.P., Langerhans, R.B., Losos, J.B. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(42): e2222071120.
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2023
Upslope migration is slower in insects that depend on metabolically demanding flight
Moore, M.P., Shaich, J., Stroud, J.T. Nature Climate Change, 13: 1063-1066.
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2023
Signal size allometry in Anolis lizard dewlaps
Stroud, J.T., Petherick, A., Krasnoff, B., Walker, K., Suh, J.J., Losos, J.B. Biology Letters, 19: 20230160.
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2023
The ecology and evolution of key innovations
Miller, A.H., Stroud, J.T., Losos, J.B. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38(2): 122-131.
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2023

2022

2022
Novel tests of the key innovation hypothesis: Adhesive toepads in arboreal lizards
Miller, A.H., Stroud, J.T. Systematic Biology, 71(1): 139-152.
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2021

2021
Environmental thermal stress induces neuronal cell death and developmental malformations in reptiles
Sanger, T.J., Harding, L., Kyrkos, J., Arnaudoff, L., Nunez, S.A., Lachance, D., Dhindsa, S., Stroud, J.T., Diaz, R.E., Czesny, B. Integrative Organismal Biology, 3(1): 1-18.
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2021
An experimental analysis of perch diameter and substrate preferences of Anolis lizards from natural forest and urban habitats
Kolbe, J.J., Gilbert, N., Stroud, J.T., Chejanovski, Z.A. Journal of Herpetology, 55(3): 215-221.
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2021
Island species experience higher niche expansion and lower niche conservatism during invasion
Stroud, J.T. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(1): e2018949118.
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2021
The evolution of 'ecological release' into the 21st century
Herrmann, N., Stroud, J.T., Losos, J.B. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36(3): 206-215.
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2020

2020
An extreme cold event leads to community-wide convergence in lower temperature tolerance in a lizard community
Stroud, J.T., Mothes, C.C., Beckles, W., Heathcote, R.J.P., Donihue, C.M., Losos, J.B. Biology Letters, 16(10): 20200625.
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2020
Hurricane effects on Neotropical lizards span geographic and phylogenetic scales
Donihue, C.M., Kowaleski, A., Algar, A., Baeckens, S., Buchkowski, R.W., Fabre, A.-C., Frank, H.K., Geneva, A.J., Mahler, D.L., Reynolds, R.G., Stroud, J.T., Velasco, J.A., Kolbe, J.J., Losos, J.B., Herrel, A. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(19): 10429-10434.
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2020
Adaptive seasonal shift towards investment in fewer, larger offspring: Evidence from field and laboratory studies
Hall, J.M., Mitchell, T.S., Thawley, C.J., Stroud, J.T., Warner, D.A. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(5): 1242-1253.
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2020
Comparing adaptive radiations across space, time, and taxa
Gillespie, R.G., Bennett, G., De Meester, L., Fleischer, R.C., Harmon, L., Hendry, A., Knope, M., Mallet, J., Martin, C., Parent, C., Patton, A., Pfennig, K., Rubinoff, D., Schluter, D., Seehausen, O., Shaw, K., Stacy, E., Stervander, M., Stroud, J.T., Wagner, C., Wogan, G. Journal of Heredity, 111(1): 1-20.
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2020
2020
Hemidactylus mabouia (African Wood Slave). Predation by Anolis carolinensis (American green anole)Note
Stroud, J.T., Sanger, T. Herpetological Review, 51(1): 125.
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2020
Anolis wattsi (Watts' Anole). Nocturnal activityNote
Maurer, A.S., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 51(3): 631-632.
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2020
Xenochrophis trianguligerus (Sulawesi Triangle Keelback). Diet and feeding behaviorNote
Martin, T.E., Gillespie, G.R., Kusrini, M.D., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 51(1): 119.
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2019

2019
2019
Behavioral shifts with urbanization may facilitate biological invasion of a widespread lizard
Stroud, J.T., Colom, M., Ferrer, P., Palermo, N., Vargas, V., Cavallini, M., Lopez, J., Jones, I. Urban Ecosystems, 22(3): 425-434.
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2019
Evaluating ecological niche model accuracy in predicting biotic invasions using South Florida's exotic lizard community
Mothes, C.C., Stroud, J.T., Clements, S.L., Searcy, C.A. Journal of Biogeography, 46(2): 432-441.
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2019
Ecological character displacement alters the outcome of priority effects during community assembly
Stroud, J.T., Giery, S.T., Outerbridge, M., Feeley, K.J. Ecology, 100(8): e02727.
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2019
Nocturnal activity of Antiguan lizards under artificial light
Maurer, A.S., Thawley, C.J., Fireman, A.L., Giery, S.T., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 14(1): 105-110.
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2019
Anolis Newsletter VIIEdited volume
Stroud, J.T., Geneva, A.J., Losos, J.B. (Eds.) Washington University, St. Louis MO, pp. 1-323.
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2019
Fairchild's Anole (Anolis fairchildi)
Stroud, J.T. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. v.
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2019
Using introduced anoles as natural experiments in ecology and evolution
Stroud, J.T. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. 242-260.
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2019
Thoughts on the ecology and evolution of anoles: insights from 5 years of meandering strolls
Stroud, J.T. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. 261-274.
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2019
Inter-specific predation between two eco-morphologically similar Anolis lizards
Walker, K., Battles, A.C., Stroud, J.T. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. 296-300.
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2019
Geographic variation in trophic ecology of the brown anole (Anolis sagrei): Species-rich communities are composed of more diverse populations
Giery, S.T., Stroud, J.T. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. 76-100.
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2019
Predicting the invasion dynamics of anoles (and other lizards) using ecological niche modeling
Mothes, C.C., Stroud, J.T., Clements, S.L., Searcy, C.A. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. 194-205.
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2019
Histopathology of large epidermal cysts on the invasive Puerto Rican crested anole (Anolis cristatellus) in Miami, Florida USA
Mantilla, D.C., Morales, S.D., Parra-Medina, R., Stroud, J.T. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. 154-157.
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2019
Little evidence for size-structured habitat use in a diverse Anolis community
Ljustina, O., Stroud, J.T. Anolis Newsletter VII, pp. 136-143.
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2019
Geckos in the garden: Florida reef gecko (Sphaerodactylus notatus)Popular writing
Stroud, J.T., Setzer, K. The Tropical Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
2019
Anolis sagrei (brown anole). PredationNote
Simpson, S.E., Giery, S.T., Stroud, J.T., Thawley, C.J. Herpetological Review, 50(2): 363-364.
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2018

2018
Botanic gardens are an untapped resource for studying the functional ecology of tropical plants
Perez, T.M., Valverde, O., Bravo, C., Taylor, T.C., Fadrique, B., Hogan, J.A., Pardo, C.J., Stroud, J.T., Baraloto, C., Feeley, K.J. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 374(1763): 1-9.
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2018
The effects of thermal stress on the early development of the lizard Anolis sagrei
Sanger, T.J., Kyrkos, J., Lachance, D., Czesny, B., Stroud, J.T. Journal of Experimental Zoology A, 329(4): 244-251.
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2018
Onward to the Mid-Atlantic: First records of Cuban Brown Anoles (Anolis sagrei) on Ascension Island
Stroud, J.T., Richardson, A.J., Sim, J., Airnes, A., Stritch, J.M. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 25(3): 220-222.
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2018
Where on Earth are the tropics?
Feeley, K.J., Stroud, J.T. Frontiers of Biogeography, 10.1-2: e38649.
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2018
Anolis cristatellus (Puerto Rican crested anole). CannibalismNote
Campbell, N., Thawley, C.J., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 49(1): 27-28.
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2017

2017
Frugivory and seed dispersal by the invasive knight anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida, USA
Giery, S.T., Vezzani, E., Zona, S., Stroud, J.T. Food Webs, 11: 13-16.
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2017
2017
Neglect of the tropics is widespread in ecology and evolution: A comment on Clarke et al.
Stroud, J.T., Feeley, K.J. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32(9): 626-628.
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2017
2017
First record of a polychrotid lizard outside the native range of the family: The Many-colored Bush Anole, Polychrus marmoratus, in Florida, USA
Stroud, J.T., Alexander, P., Powell, I.V., Krysko, K.L. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 24(2): 148-149.
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2017
Different evolutionary dynamics led to the convergence of clinging performance in lizard toepads
Tiatragul, S., Murali, G., Stroud, J.T. Evolution, 71(10): 2537-2538.
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2017
2017
The herpetofauna of central Uzbekistan
Martin, T.E., Guilleman, M., Nivet-Mazerolles, V., Landsmann, C., Dubos, J., Eudeline, R., Stroud, J.T. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, 11(1): 93-107 (e140).
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2017
Most 'global' reviews of species' responses to climate change are not truly global
Feeley, K.J., Stroud, J.T., Perez, T.M. Diversity and Distributions, 23(3): 231-234.
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2017
Phelsuma grandis (Madagascan giant day gecko). Geographic distribution: New record for Miami-Dade CountyNote
Thawley, C.J., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 48(4): 812.
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2017
Anolis carolinensis (American green anole). KleptothermyNote
Ljustina, O., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 48(2): 434-435.
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2016

2016
Thermal trouble in the tropics
Perez, T.M., Stroud, J.T., Feeley, K.J. Science, 351(6280): 1392-1393.
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2016
Ecological opportunity and adaptive radiation
Stroud, J.T., Losos, J.B. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution & Systematics, 47: 507-532.
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2016
Determinants of spread in an urban landscape by an introduced lizard
Kolbe, J.J., VanMiddlesworth, P., Battles, A.C., Stroud, J.T., Buffum, B., Forman, R.T.T., Losos, J.B. Landscape Ecology, 31(8): 1795-1813.
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2016
2016
Nesting behavior of introduced Brown Basilisks (Basiliscus vittatus) in southern Florida
Stroud, J.T., Giery, S.T. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians, 23(2): 104-107.
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2016
Anolis equestris (Cuban knight anole): Novel predator-prey interactionNote
Ljustina, O., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 47(3): 459-460.
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2016
Anolis cristatellus (Puerto Rican crested anole): Absent tympanumNote
Ljustina, O., Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 47(3): 459.
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2015

2015
Is a community still a community? Reviewing definitions of key terms in community ecology
Stroud, J.T., Bush, M.R., Ladd, M.C., Nowicki, R.J., Shantz, A.A., Sweatman, J. Ecology & Evolution, 5(21): 4757-4765.
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2015
A downside of diversity? A response to Gallagher et al.
Stroud, J.T., Feeley, K.J. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 30(6): 296-297.
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2015
Responses of tropical forest herpetofauna to moderate anthropogenic disturbance and effects of natural habitat variation in Sulawesi, Indonesia
Gillespie, G.R., Howard, S., Stroud, J.T., Ul-Hassanah, A., Campling, M., Lardner, B., Scroggie, M., Kusrini, M. Biological Conservation, 192: 161-173.
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2015
Losing your edge: Climate change and the conservation value of range-edge populations
Rehm, E., Olivas, P., Stroud, J.T., Feeley, K.J. Ecology & Evolution, 5(19): 4315-4326.
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2015
2015
Reptiles and amphibians of semi-deserts, mountains, and other habitats of south central UzbekistanNote
Martin, T., Guillemin, M., Eudeline, R., Landsmann, C., Nivet-Mazerolles, V., Stroud, J.T. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
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2015
Reptiles y anfibios de Amacayacu Parque Nacional, Amazonas – Colombia / Reptiles and Amphibians of Amacayacu National Park, Amazonas - ColombiaNote
Stroud, J.T. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.
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2014

2014
There are many barriers to species migrations
Feeley, K.J., Rehm, E., Stroud, J.T. Frontiers of Biogeography, 6(2): fb_22006.
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2014
Is conservation research money being spent wisely? Changing trends in conservation research priorities
Stroud, J.T., Rehm, E., Ladd, M.C., Olivas, P., Feeley, K.J. Journal for Nature Conservation, 22: 471-473.
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2014
Anolis cristatellus (Puerto Rican crested anole): Abnormal dewlap colorNote
Stroud, J.T., Beckles, W. Herpetological Review, 45(4): 693-694.
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2014
An introduction to the lizards of Fairchild Tropical Botanic GardenPopular writing
Stroud, J.T. The Tropical Garden, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 69(1): 28-29.
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2014
An introduction to the lizards of Fairchild Tropical Botanic GardenPopular writing
Kolbe, J.J., Feeley, K.J., Battles, A., Stroud, J.T. The Fairchild Challenge, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.
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2013

2013
Anolis equestris (Cuban knight anole): Exotic intra-guild predationNote
Stroud, J.T. Herpetological Review, 44(4): 660-661.
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2013
Anolis equestris (Cuban knight anole): Nocturnal activityNote
Stroud, J.T., Giery, S.T. Herpetological Review, 44(4): 661.
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2013
Ctenosaura similis (Gray's spiny-tailed iguana): Non-native dietNote
Stroud, J.T., Krysko, K.L. Herpetological Review, 44(2): 322.
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2011

2011
Spatial ecology of the European adder (Vipera berus) in commercial forestry plantations
Stroud, J.T. MSc Thesis: University of Hull, 163 pp..
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