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Gazelle Scarab Digitonthophagus gazella

Classification

Digitonthophagus [genus] (1)
gazella [species]

Classification

Digitonthophagus [genus] (1)
gazella [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Sint Eustatius
  • Sint Maarten
  • Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Sint Eustatius
  • Introduced (2) - Sint Maarten
  • Natural distribution Africa
    Distribution description Introduced in the lesser antilles. The species is native to much of the hotter and drier parts of Africa, and ranges into Madagascar, Asia Minor, India, and Ceylon. Introduced to the New World via Texas in 1972. Intentionally introduced to Texas to speed the removal of livestock dung in pastures. It has a rapid reproduction rate and high mobility. It has been stated that this may be a thread to the native dung beetles of the West Indies
    Notes on presence status The record on St. Maarten in Colijn et al., 2020 was not sure, so Digitonthophagus cf. gazella.

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