Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1986

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on transport vehicles/cargo

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Invasive

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Bainbridge #1, Bainbridge #2, Bainbridge #3, Bainbridge #4, Bainbridge #5, Bainbridge #6, Bainbridge #8, Baltra, Bar, Bayas, Beagle #2, Beagle #3, Caldwell, Daphne Mayor, Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Gardner (next to Floreana), Gardner (next to Española), Genovesa, Guy Fawkes, Isabela, Mariela Grande, Mariela Mediana, Marchena, Pinzon, Plaza Norte, Plaza Sur, Rabida, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Seymour Norte, Santa Fe, Sombrero Chino.

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