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2 unusual facts about Brown Tree Snake


Oceania ecozone

More recently, Guam's native bird and lizard species were decimated by the introduction of the Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) in the 1940s.

Rallidae

The Guam Rail came perilously close to extinction when Brown tree snakes were introduced to Guam, but some of the last remaining individuals were taken into captivity and are breeding well, though attempts to reintroduce it met with mixed results.


Fitzroy Island National Park

The dominant predators on the island are reptiles; particularly pythons (brown and green), monitor lizards and the Major's skink.

Philippine Collared Dove

It has also been introduced into Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, although the population on Guam has been severely reduced by introduced brown tree snakes.


see also

White-throated Ground Dove

It has become extirpated from Guam (to USA) by predation from the introduced brown tree snake Boiga irregularis.