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The teju in Fernando de Noronha #100014977
Description
The teju lizard Tupinambis merianae was introduced on the island of Fernando de Noronha Pernambuco State, Brazil in the 1950s to control the population of rats and mice taken to the island by vessels in transit. However, the rats are nocturnal and tejus, diurnal, becoming more of a local invasive species