INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Abrus precatorius Plant - Climber Rosary pea Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Cayman Islands;Puerto Rico;US Virgin Islands; Bahamas Islands;Puerto Rico;US Virgin Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia aulacocarpa Plant - Tree Terrestrial Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia auriculiformis Plant - Tree Northern black wattle (ISC) Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Cuba;Haiti;Jamaica;St. Vincent- Grenadines;Trinidad-Tobago; Bahamas; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia crassicarpa Plant - Tree Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia decurrens Plant - Tree Green wattle (ISC) Terrestrial Haiti; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia farnesiana Plant - Tree Aroma (Puerto Rico);Cashia (Puerto Rico);Rayo Terrestrial Guadeloupe;Martinique;Antigua-Barbuda;Bahamas;Barbados;Cayman Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. (Puerto Rico);Sweet Acadia (USA); Islands;Cuba;Dominica;Grenada;Jamaica;Montserrat;Puerto Rico;Anguilla; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia holosericea Plant - Tree Terrestrial Cuba;Dominican Republic;Haiti;Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia leptocarpa Plant - Tree Terrestrial Haiti;Montserrat; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia longifolia Plant - Tree Golden wattle (ISC) Dominican Republic; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Acacia mangium Plant - Tree Acacia; Terrestrial Cuba;Puerto Rico;Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia mearnsii Plant - Tree Black wattle Jamaica; CABI,2011. Acacia mearnsii. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Acacia melanoxylon Plant - Tree Australian Blackwood (ISC) Terrestrial Haiti;Venezuela; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia neriifolia Plant - Tree Terrestrial Haiti;Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia nilotica Plant - Tree Gum Arabic Tree(ISC) Terrestrial Caribbean;Jamaica;Antigua-Barbuda;Anguilla;Puerto Rico;Martinique; Anguilla;Antigua-Barbuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Guadeloupe;Bahamas;Barbados;Cuba;Grenada;Monsterrat;St. Lucia;Sint Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Maarten;US Virgin Islands; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Acacia polyacantha Plant - Tree Terrestrial Antigua-Barbuda;Barbados;Grenada;Guadeloupe;Jamaica;Puerto Rico;St. Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Vincent; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia polystachya Plant - Tree Terrestrial Cuba;Dominica;Montserrat; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia salicina Plant - Tree Terrestrial Bahamas;Bermuda;St. Vincent-Grenadines; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia shirleyi Plant - Tree Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia spp. Plant - Tree Wild tamarind (Jamaica); Terrestrial Jamaica; Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia torulosa Plant - Tree Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acacia tumida Plant - Tree Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acanthogobius flavimanus Vertebrate - Fish Marine Mexico;Florida; Florida; CABI,2012. Acanthogobius flavimanus. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Aceria anonae Invertebrate - Mite Acaro de la guanabana (DR); Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aceria guerreronis Invertebrate - Mite Acaro del coco (DR);coconut mite Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Achatina fulica Invertebrate - Lissachatina fulica Giant African Land Snail; Terrestrial Barbados;Anguilla;Bermuda;Martinique;St. Lucia;Trinidad-Tobago; Barbados;Anguilla;Bermuda;Guadeloupe;Martinique;St. Lucia;Trinidad- Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Mollusc Guadeloupe;St. Martin (France);Venezuela; Tobago;Venezuela; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Acromyrmex octospinosus Invertebrate - Guadeloupe; Guadeloupe; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Insect Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Aculops lycopersici Invertebrate - Mite Tomato russet mite Terrestrial Barbados; Barbados Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Adenanthera pavonina Plant - Tree Red bead tree (ISC) Terrestrial Puerto Rico;Antigua-Barbuda;Bahamas;Barbados;Cayman Is; Dominica; Dominican Republic;Jamaica;Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. DominicanRepublic;Grenada;Guadeloupe;Haiti;Jamaica;Martinique; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Montserrat;St. Kitts-Nevis;St. Lucia;St. Vincent Grenadines;Bermuda; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or Guyana;Suriname;Cuba; http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Aedes aegypti Invertebrate - Anguilla;Montserrat;British Virgin Islands;Turks-Caicos;Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Insect Haiti;Dominican Republic;Puerto Rico;US Virgin Islands;Aruba; Martinique; St. Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. Lucia;St. Vincent- Grenadines;Grenada;Barbados;Trinidad-Tobago; http://www.issg.org/database Dominica;Guadeloupe;Antigua-Barbuda;St. Kitts-Nevis;Bahamas;Cuba;St. Martin (France);Venezuela;Guyana;Suriname; Aedes albopictus Invertebrate - Asian tiger mosquito (ISC) Cayman Islands;Dominican Republic;Barbados;Trinidad-Tobago;Cuba; Dominican Republic;Cuba;Cayman Islands; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Insect Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Agapornis fischeri Vertebrate - Bird Fishers Lovebird Terrestrial Antigua-Barbuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Agathis robusta Plant - Tree Terrestrial Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Agave americana "marginata"Plant - Succulent Yellow edge century plant; Terrestrial Bermuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Agave americana Plant - Succulent Green Century Plant;Century Terrestrial Bermuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Plant;Maguey;American Aloe; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Agave sisalana Plant - Succulent sisal;Sisal Hemp Terrestrial Curacao;Bermuda;Puerto Rico;US Virgin Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Ageratina adenophora Plant - Shrub Croftonweed Jamaica;Trinidad-Tobago; Jamaica; CABI,2011. Ageratina adenophora. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Ageratina riparia Plant - Herb Mistflower Cuba;Jamaica; CABI,2011. Ageratina riparia. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Albizia adinocephala Plant - Tree Terrestrial Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Albizia lebbeck Plant - Tree Woman's tongue (Bahamas Islands);Cha-cha Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Antigua-Barbuda;Barbados;Cuba;Dominica;Dominican Bahamas Islands;Caribbean;Puerto Rico;Dominican Republic;Bermuda;Venezuela; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. (Dom Rep);Acacia amarilla (Puerto Rico);Aroma Republic;Grenada;Jamaica;Puerto Rico;St. Lucia;St. Vincent-Grenadines; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The (Puerto Rico);Thibet tree (Puerto Rico);black Bermuda;Anguilla;US Virgin Islands;Venezuela; Bequia; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or ebony (Bermuda);Indian siris (ISC) Guadeloupe;Martinique;Mustique;Saba, St. Eustatius;St. Martin; http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, Union;Bahamas; 2003.pdf> Albizia procera Plant - Tree Acacia blanca (Puerto Rico);Albicia (Puerto Terrestrial Antigua-Barbuda;Bahamas;Barbados;Cuba;Dominica;Dominican Puerto Rico;Venezuela; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Rico);Tall Albizia (Puerto Rico); Republic;Grenada;Guadeloupe;Haiti;Jamaica;Martinique;Netherlands Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The White siris (ISC) Antilles;Puerto Rico;St. Kitts-Nevis;St. Lucia;St. Vincent- Grenadines;Trinidad- Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or Tobago;US Virgin Islands;Venezuela; http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aleurites fordii Plant - Tree Javilla extranjera (Dom Terrestrial Puerto Rico;Dominican Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Rep); Republic; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aleurites moluccana Plant - Tree Avellano (Dom Rep); Terrestrial Antigua-Barbuda;Bahamas;Barbados;Cuba;Dominica;Dominican Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Republic;Grenada;Guadelope;Haiti;Jamaica;M artinique;Montserrat;Netherlands Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Antilles;Puerto Rico;St. Kitts-Nevis;St. Lucia;St. Vincent- Grenadines;Trinidad- Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or Tobago;US Virgin Islands; http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aleurites trisperma Plant - Tree Javillo (Dom Rep); Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Aleurocanthus woglumi Invertebrate - Citrus blackfly;Mosca negra de los citricos (DR); Terrestrial Jamaica;Bahamas Islands;Dominican Republic; Jamaica;Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aleurodicus dispersus Invertebrate - Spiraling whitefly; Terrestrial Bahamas Islands; Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aleurothrixus floccosus Invertebrate - Woolly whitefly; Terrestrial Bahamas Islands; Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Allotrope sp. Invertebrate - Terrestrial Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Alpinia zerumbet Plant - Herb Anguilla;Puerto Rico; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Alpinnia allughas Plant - Herb Terrestrial Jamaica; Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Alternanthera philoxeroides Plant - Herb Yerba Caiman;Alligator weed; Freshwater Puerto Rico;Trinidad-Tobago;Honduras;Mexico;Florida;Texas;Louisiana; Puerto Rico;Florida; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Alternanthera sessilis Plant - Herb Puerto Rico; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Alysicarpus vaginalis Plant - Herb Alyce clover;One-leaf clover;White moneywort; Terrestrial Domincian Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Amazona ochrocephala Vertebrate - Bird yellow-crowned amazon parrot;yellow -crowned Terrestrial Curacao;Trinidad? Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. parrot; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Amblyomma variegatum Invertebrate - Tick Tropical bont tick Guadeloupe;St. Vincent;Antigua;St. Croix; Barré N, Garris G and Camus E. "Propagation of the tick Amblyomma variegatum in the Caribbean." Rev Sci Tech. 1995 Sep;14(3):841-55. Abstract. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8593414> Aug. 13. Ambrosia artemisiifolia Plant - Herb Common Ragweed(ISC) Martinique;Guadeloupe;Cuba;Jamaica; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Ameiurus nebulosus Vertebrate - Fish Brown Bullhead(ISC) Puerto Rico;Netherlands Antilles; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Amerianna carinata Invertebrate - Freshwater Martinique; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Mollusc Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Ammotrechella stimpsoni Invertebrate - Caribbean solifugid; Terrestrial Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Solifugid Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The (wind scorpion) Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Amphiprion sp. Vertebrate - Fish Clown fish (Bahamas Islands); Marine Bahamas Islands; Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Ampullaria glauca Invertebrate - Caracol del arroz (Dom Rep); Terrestrial Dominican Republic;Haiti; Dominican Republic;Haiti; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Mollusc Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anas platyrhynchos Vertebrate - Bird Cayman Islands;Bermuda; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anastrepha obliqua Invertebrate - West Indian fruit fly; Terrestrial Dominican Republic;Barbados;Antigua- Dominican Republic;Barbados;Antigua- Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Barbuda;Dominica;Guadeloupe;Monsterrat;Netherlands Antilles;St. Lucia;St. Barbuda;Dominica;Guadeloupe;Monsterrat;Netherlands Antilles;St. Lucia;St. Kitts- Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Kitts-Nevis;St. Vincent-Grenadines; Nevis;St. Vincent-Grenadines; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anastrepha suspensa Invertebrate - Caribbean fruit fly; Terrestrial Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Angiopteris evecta Fern Cuba;Jamaica; Jamaica; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Annona squamosa Plant - Tree Sugar Apple(ISC) Terrestrial Puerto Rico;Anguilla; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Bahamas;Cuba;Dominican Republic;Haiti;Jamaica;Martinique;Trinidad- Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Tobago;US Virgin Islands;Turks-Caicos; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anodonta sp. Invertebrate - Caracol (Dom Rep); Freshwater Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Mollusc Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis aeneus Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Trinidad-Tobago;Guyana; Trinidad-Tobago; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis carolinensis Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Anguilla;Cayman Islands; Anguilla; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis cristatellus Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Dominica;Dominican Republic; Dominica;Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis distichu Vertebrate - Reptile Bahamas Islands; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anolis equestris Vertebrate - Reptile Cayman Islands; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anolis extremus Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Trinidad-Tobago;Bermuda;St. Lucia;Venezuela; Trinidad;St. Lucia;Venezuela; Bermuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis garmani Vertebrate - Reptile Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anolis leachii Vertebrate - Reptile Bermuda; Bermuda; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anolis lineatus Vertebrate - Reptile Netherlands Antilles;Suriname; Netherlands Antilles;Suriname; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Anolis maynardi Vertebrate - Reptile Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anolis porcatus Vertebrate - Reptile Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anolis richardii Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Tobago; Tobago; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis sagrei Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Grenada; Grenada; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis trinitatis Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Trinidad-Tobago;Venezuela; Trinidad; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anolis wattsi Vertebrate - Reptile Terrestrial Trinidad;St. Lucia; Trinidad;St. Lucia; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Anredera cordifolia Plant - Climber Madeira Vine (ISC) Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Anthonomus grandis Invertebrate - Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil(ISC) Venezuela; Venezuela; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Insect Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Antigonon leptopus Plant - Climber Coral vine (Bahamas Islands); Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Dominican Republic;Haiti;Anguilla;Cayman Bahamas Islands;Dominican Republic;Haiti;Guadeloupe(Marie Galante Island);St. Martin Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Islands;Bermuda;Haiti;US Virgin Islands;Netherlands Antilles;Guadeloupe (Netherlands);US Virgin Islands;Cayman Islands; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The (Marie Galante Island);St. Martin (Netherlands); Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aphenlinus disapids Invertebrate - Golden chaclid; Terrestrial Jamaica; Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aphis gossypii Invertebrate - Melon aphid;cotton aphid Terrestrial Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aphis nerii Invertebrate - Oleander aphid Terrestrial Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aphis spiraecola Invertebrate - Spirea aphid; Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Bermuda;Barbados;Cuba;Bonaire;Dominica;Dominican Bermuda;Bahamas Islands;Barbados;Cuba;Bonaire;Dominica;Dominican Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Republic;Jamaica;Guadeloupe;Martinique;Netherlands Antilles;Puerto Rico;St. Republic;Jamaica;Guadeloupe;Martinique;Netherlands Antilles;Puerto Rico;St. Vincent- Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Vincent-Grenadines;Trinidad-Tobago;US Virgin Grenadines;Trinidad-Tobago;US Virgin Islands;Guyana;Suriname;Venezuela; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or Islands;Guyana;Suriname;Venezuela; http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Apis mellifera scutellata Invertebrate - Africanised Honey Bee Terrestrial Puerto Rico;Bermuda; Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Aratinga pertinax Vertebrate - Bird Brown-throated parakeet Terrestrial Trinidad; Trinidad; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Ardisia acuminata Plant - Shrub Ardisia guianensis Terrestrial Bermuda; Bermuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Ardisia solanacea Plant - Tree Ardisia elliptica;Ardisia Shoebutton ardisia (ISC) Terrestrial Puerto Rico;Jamaica;Guyana; Puerto Rico;Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. humilis;Ardisia Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The squamulosa; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Artemia cysts Invertebrate - Brine shrimp; Marine Bahamas Islands; Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Crustacean Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Artocarpus altilis Plant - Tree Terrestrial Antigua-Barbuda;Barbados;Cuba;Dominica;Dominican Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Republic;Grenada;Guadeloupe;Haiti;Jamaica;Martinique;Montserrat;Netherlands Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Antilles;Puerto Rico;St. Kitts-Nevis;St. Lucia;St. Vincent-Grenadines;Trinidad- Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or Tobago;US Virgin Islands; http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Artocarpus heterophyllus Plant - Tree Terrestrial Caribbean;Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Artocarpus integer Plant - Tree Terrestrial Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Arundo donax Plant - Grass Cow cane;giant reed Terrestrial Bermuda;Dominican Republic;Haiti;Cayman Islands;Venezuela;Antigua- Bermuda;Dominican Republic;Haiti;Puerto Rico;US Virgin Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Barbuda;Bahamas Islands;Cuba;Guadeloupe;Jamaica;Martinique;Puerto Rico;US Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Virgin Islands; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Asparagus densiflorus Plant - Herb Asparagus sprengeri Asparagus fern;asparagus;Sprengeri fern; Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Bermuda;Anguilla;Netherlands Antilles;Martinique; Bahamas Islands;Bermuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Guadeloupe;St. Martin (Netherlands);Dominican Republic;Puerto Rico; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Venezuela; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Asparagus officinalis Plant - Herb Asparagus;Long leaf Aspagus fern; Terrestrial Bermuda; Bermuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Asparagus setaceus Plant - Climber Asparagopsis Ornamental asparagus;plumosa;climbing Terrestrial Bermuda; Bermuda; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. setacea;Asparagus asparagus fern; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The plumosus;Proasparagus Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or plumosus; http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Asterionellopsis glacialis Micro-algae Diatoms Marine Colombia; Lopez Vyjayanthi and Ulrike Krauss. National and Regional Capacities and Experiences on Marine Invasive Species,Including Ballast Waters, Management Programmes in the Wider Caribbean Region - a Compilation of Current Information. 2006. Asystasia gangetica Plant - Herb Anguilla;Cayman Islands;Martinique;Guadeloupe; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Aulacaspis yasumatsui Invertebrate - Asian White Scale;sago palm scale;cycad Terrestrial Puerto Rico;St. Thomas;Barbados;Cayman Islands;US Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico;St.Thomas;Barbados; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect aulacaspis scale Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Averrhoa carambola Plant - Tree Terrestrial Dominican Republic;Trinidad-Tobago; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Avipox Disease Fowl Pox Trinidad-Tobago; CABI,2011. Avipox. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Avipoxvirus Virus Trinidad-Tobago; CABI,2011. Avipoxvirus. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Azadirachta indica Plant - Tree Nim (Dom Rep);Margosa (Puerto Rico);Neem Terrestrial Antigua-Barbuda;Barbados;Cuba;Dominica;Dominican Puerto Rico;Antigua Barbuda;Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. (PuertoRico;Antigua-Barbuda); Republic;Haiti;Jamaica;Puerto Rico;Trinidad-Tobago;US Virgin Islands Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The St. Lucia;St. Vincent-Grenadines;Suriname;Venezuela;Guyana; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Azeta melanea Invertebrate - Gliricidia moth Colmenarez Yelitza, Ian Gibbs and Matthew Ciomperlik. Challenges Insect and successes in the Azolla filiculoides Plant - Aquatic Water fern Trinidad-Tobago; CABI,2011. Azolla filiculoides . In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Bacopa monnieri Plant - Herb Cayman Islands; Cayman Islands; Commercialization and use of Biological Control Agents in the Caribbean. <http://www.iobcnrs.com/documents/joint_meeting/6- Challenges_for_Commercialization_and_Implementation_of_BC/4.% 20Yelitza%20Colmenarez_%20Challenges%20and%20successes%20 in%20the%20commercialization%20and%20use%20of%20biocontrol %20agents%20in%20the%20Caribbean.pdf> (Aug. 5, 2011) Balanites aegyptica Plant - Tree Terrestrial Caribbean;Curacao; Curacao;Caribbean; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Balanus amphitrite Invertebrate - Striped barnacle, Purple acorn barnacle Marine Florida;Texas; Lopez Vyjayanthi and Ulrike Krauss. National and Regional crustacean Capacities and Experiences on Marine Invasive Species,Including Ballast Waters, Management Programmes in the Wider Caribbean Region - a Compilation of Current Information. 2006. Balanus reticulates Invertebrate - Marine Florida; Lopez Vyjayanthi and Ulrike Krauss. National and Regional crustacean Capacities and Experiences on Marine Invasive Species,Including A barnacle Ballast Waters, Management Programmes in the Wider Caribbean Region - a Compilation of Current Information. 2006. Balanus trigonus Invertebrate - Marine Florida; Lopez Vyjayanthi and Ulrike Krauss. National and Regional crustacean Capacities and Experiences on Marine Invasive Species,Including A barnacle Ballast Waters, Management Programmes in the Wider Caribbean Region - a Compilation of Current Information. 2006. Bambusa sp. Plant - Grass Bamboo Terrestrial Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bambusa vulgaris Plant - Grass Bamboo (Jamaica); Terrestrial Jamaica;Puerto Rico;Tobago;US Virgin Islands; Jamaica;Tobago;Puerto Rico;US Virgin Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Barringtonia asiatica Plant - Tree Sea poison tree;fish poison tree Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Batrachedra nuciferae Invertebrate - Coconut moth Trinidad; "The Caribbean Pest Information Network." Insect <http://caripestnetwork.org/component/content/article/53-class- insecta/68-lepidoptera.html> (Aug. 5, 2011). Batrachochytrium Fungus Bd;chytrid frog fungus (ISC);Chytridiomycosis Tobago;Venezuela; Venezuela; Alemu I JB et. al. "Presence of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis dendrobatidis in populations of the critically endangered frog Mannophryne olmonae in Tobago, West Indies." Ecohealth. 5(1). (2008): 34-39 Bauhinia monandra Plant - Tree Pata de vaca (Dom Rep); Terrestrial Puerto Rico;Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Bauhinia multinervia Plant - Tree Terrestrial Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bauhinia purpurea Plant - Tree Terrestrial Barbados;Martinique;Puerto Rico;St. Lucia; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bauhinia tomentosa Plant - Tree Terrestrial Antigua-Barbuda;Barbados Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. ;Cuba;Dominica;Guadeloupe;Martinique;Montserrat;Puerto Rico;St. Kitts- Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nevis;St. Lucia; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bauhinia variegata Plant - Tree Poor man's orchid;Orchid tree (Bahamas Islands); Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Dominican Republic;Grenada;Haiti;Puerto Rico;St. Lucia; Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Begonia cucullata Plant - Herb Bermuda; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Belonesox belizanus Vertebrate - Fish Pike killifish Marine Florida; Lopez Vyjayanthi and Ulrike Krauss. National and Regional Capacities and Experiences on Marine Invasive Species,Including Ballast Waters, Management Programmes in the Wider Caribbean Region - a Compilation of Current Information. 2006. Bemisia tabaci Invertebrate - Mosca Blanca Dominican Republic);White fly Terrestrial Curacao;St. Kitts-Nevis;Puerto Rico;Dominican Republic;Bermuda;Jamaica; Curacao;St. Kitts-Nevis;Puerto Rico;Dominican Republic;Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect (Dominican Republic);Tobacco Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The whitefly;Silverleaf;Sweet Potato whitefly; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bephratelloides Invertebrate - Chalcid fly Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. paraguayensis Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bertholettia excelsa Plant - Tree Nues de Brasil (Dom Rep);Brazil nut;castanho Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. verdadiero; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Betta sp. Vertebrate - Fish Freshwater Dominican Republic;Haiti; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Betta splendens Vertebrate - Fish Betta;Siamese Fighting Fish; Freshwater Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or Bidens pilosa Plant - Herb Blackjack (ISC) US Virgin Islands; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Biomphalaria straminea Invertebrate - Freshwater Martinique; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Mollusc Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bixa orellana Plant - Tree Terrestrial Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Boa constrictor imperator Vertebrate - Reptile Puerto Rico;Aruba; Puerto Rico;Aruba; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES DATABASE FOR CARIBBEAN REGION (Last updated Wednesday April 25th, 2012) Species Name Organism Synonyms Common Names Broad Habitat Exotic in Invasive in Main Reference Type Boccardiella ligerica Invertebrate - A spionid worm Marine Florida; Lopez Vyjayanthi and Ulrike Krauss. National and Regional Annelid Capacities and Experiences on Marine Invasive Species,Including Ballast Waters, Management Programmes in the Wider Caribbean Region - a Compilation of Current Information. 2006. Bos taurus Vertebrate - Domestic cow;Holstein; Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Turks-Caicos;British Virgin Islands;Cayman Islands; British Virgin Islands;Cayman Islands;Turks-Caicos; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Mammal Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bothriochloa pertusa Plant - Grass basonym =Andropogon Yerba hurrican (Puerto Rico);Hurricane grass Terrestrial Puerto Rico;Dominican Republic;Anguilla;Cayman Islands;US Virgin Puerto Rico;Dominican Republic;Anguilla;Cayman Islands;US Virgin Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. pertusus (Puerto Rico);Pajon haitiano (Dominican Islands;Bahamas Islands(Mayaguana Island); Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Republic); Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Botrylloides perspicuus Invertebrate - Marine Belize; CABI,2012. Botrylloides perspicuus. In: Invasive Species Tunicate Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Botryllus schlosseri Invertebrate - Golden star tunicate Marine Florida; Lopez Vyjayanthi and Ulrike Krauss. National and Regional Ascidian/Tunicate Capacities and Experiences on Marine Invasive Species,Including Ballast Waters, Management Programmes in the Wider Caribbean Region - a Compilation of Current Information. 2006. Boussingaultia leptostachys Plant - Tree Yerba o bojuco de cuaresma (Dom Rep); Terrestrial Dominican Republic; Dominican Republic; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Brachiara decumbens Plant - Grass Brachiara (Jamaica); Terrestrial Jamaica; Jamaica; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Brachiaria arracta Plant - Grass Yerba Tanner (Puerto Rico); Terrestrial Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Branta canadensis Vertebrate - Bird Bermuda;Jamaica;Venezuela; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Bromus madritensis Plant - Grass Compact brome British Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; CABI,2011. Bromus madritensis. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Bromus rigidus Plant - Grass Ripgut brome British Virgin Islands; British Virgin Islands; CABI,2011. Bromus rigidus. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc. Bromus tectorum Plant - Grass Downy brome Cuba; Cuba; ISSG, 2011. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). Invasive Species Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. http://www.issg.org/database Bryophyllum pinnatum Plant - Herb Kalanchoë pinnata Flopper;Life plant;Air plant (ISC); Terrestrial Bermuda;Bahamas Islands;Cuba;Dominican Republic;Jamaica;Pueto Rico;US Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Virgin Islands;Guyana;Suriname;Venezuela; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bubulcus ibis Vertebrate - Bird Bulbucus ibis Garza ganadera (DR);Cattle Egret;Afrikaanse Terrestrial Bahamas Islands;Turks-Caicos;Dominican Dominican Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. koereiger Republic;Curacao;Aruba;Bonaire;Puerto Rico;US Virgin Republic;Turks-Caicos;Bahamas Islands; Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Islands;Aruba;Barbados;Cuba; Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Bucida bueeras Invertebrate - Bahamas Islands; Kairo, M., Ali, B. Cheesman, O., Haysom, K. and Murphy, S. 2003. Insect Invasive species threats in the Caribbean Region. Report to The Nature Conservancy. 134 pp <http://tinyurl.com/awoxl or http://www.issg.org/database/species/reference_files/Kairo et al, 2003.pdf> Buddleja davidii Plant - Shrub Butterfly bush Haiti;Netherlands Antilles;Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico; CABI,2011. Buddleja davidii. In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. http://www.cabi.org/isc.
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