Half of Guadeloupe's snakes and lizards went extinct after European colonization

A new study uses fossil and archaeological archives to demonstrate that colonial era extinctions in Guadeloupe occurred on a much more massive scale than previously thought, with more than 50% of the islands' squamate species disappearing in the centuries after 1492.

from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210519163650.htm
Half of Guadeloupe's snakes and lizards went extinct after European colonization Half of Guadeloupe's snakes and lizards went extinct after European colonization Reviewed by cmakigo on May 20, 2021 Rating: 5

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