The Brown Tree Snake Janvi Patel
Name of Species Name: Brown Tree Snake Scientific Names: Boiga irregularis Kingdom: animalia Phylum: chordata Class: reptilia
Distribution After World War Two Brought from South Pacific to Guam
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Effects on People Benefit get rid of lizards Threat Forest birds are disappearing
Effects on Ecosystem Prey is often lizards and any available vertebrates Consume meals 70% of body mass From 12,000 to 15,000 living in Guam
Food Wed worms Pig birds gecko lizards The Brown Tree Snake insects bats rats
Reasons For Success A lot of food (mostly lizards) Not many predators
Issues For The Future Number amount of lizards will decrease Amount of snake will stay the same because it only has one predator
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