Invasion

Invasion Description

Introduced Range, 1st Record: Hillsborough County/FL/Hillsborough River (1939, Marchand 1946); FL/Alafia River (Poss 1998); FL/Delaney Creek (Poss 1998); FL/Alafia River, Tampa Bay (May 1996, leg. P. Smith and E. Harris (DNA voucher), 1 female (ZRC 2000.1781), Schubart et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Introduced Range: Hillsborough County/FL/Hillsborough River (1939, Marchand 1946); FL/Alafia River (Poss 1998); FL/Delaney Creek (Poss 1998); FL/Alafia River, Tampa Bay (May 1996, leg. P. Smith and E. Harris (DNA voucher), 1 female (ZRC 2000.1781), Schubart et al. 2002).

Native region: States of Tabasco, Veracruz and the Alatorre River/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico drainage (Marchand 1946; Poss 1998); Veracruz/Mexico/Rio Chiquito, Arm Of Rio Coatzacoalcos (USNM 125807, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Punta Delgada, Veracruz/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico (USNM 309788, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Montecristo (225 km from sea, Tabasco/Mexico/Rio Macuspana (7 May 1900, leg. Nelson and Goldman, Schubart et al. 2002), Chiltepec, Tabasco/Mexico/Rio Gonzalez (1 km from sea) (1 female, ULLZ, 6 March 1981, Schubart et al. 2002); Puebla, Mexico/Arroyo de Maria Andrea (10 August 1953, leg. J. L. Villalobos; 1 female (CNCR 7768), Schubart et al. 2002); San Sebastian, Hidalgo/Mexico/Rio Chitlan (7 November 1986, leg. O. Meave, 1 male (CNCR 17041), Schubart et al. 2002); San Jose, Las Choapas, Veracruz/Mexico/ Rio Tonala; (17 52.28 N 94 05.04'W, 11 June 1997, leg. J. L. Villalobos and R. Robles, 1 male (CNCR17238), Schubart et al. 2002); La Reserva de la Biosfera Pantanos de Centla, Tabasco state/Mexico/Laguna El Coco (Montalvo-Urgel et al. 2010)