A new agamid lizard in mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar

We aimed to analyze growth and longevity in relation to reproductive characteristics in a population of smallest species of agamid lizard, Phrynocephalus interscapularis using skeletochronology. Growth layers in the humerus were examined to estimate lizard age and growth, and to check the hypothesis of an annual turnover of short-term life of arid small lizards. Individual age of lizards in a sample of 50 individuals was determined. Ageing by skeletochronology showed the maximum age of lizards in the population as about three years and determined the following age structure of the sample: 18 one-year-old individuals (after the first hibernation), 19 two-year old individuals and 11 three-year old ones. It was shown that in studied population the largest specimen (a male of 37 mm) is not the oldest. The problem of ephemeral annual lizards is discussed.

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Peer Review #2 of "Covariations between personality behaviors and metabolic/performance traits in an Asian agamid lizard (Phrynocephalus vlangalii) (v0.2)"

10.7287/peerj.7205v0.2/reviews/2 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

D Altschul

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Agamid Lizard ◽

Performance Traits ◽

Metabolic Performance

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Peer Review #1 of "Covariations between personality behaviors and metabolic/performance traits in an Asian agamid lizard (Phrynocephalus vlangalii) (v0.2)"

10.7287/peerj.7205v0.2/reviews/1 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Agamid Lizard ◽

Performance Traits ◽

Metabolic Performance

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Peer Review #3 of "Covariations between personality behaviors and metabolic/performance traits in an Asian agamid lizard (Phrynocephalus vlangalii) (v0.1)"

10.7287/peerj.7205v0.1/reviews/3 ◽

2019 ◽

Keyword(s):

Peer Review ◽

Agamid Lizard ◽

Performance Traits ◽

Metabolic Performance

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On the recent designation of a neotype for the taxon Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Reptilia: Agamidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4317.3.10 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4317 (3) ◽

pp. 585

Author(s):

R. CHAITANYA ◽

VARAD B. GIRI ◽

V. DEEPAK

Keyword(s):

Species Complex ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

Type Locality ◽

Taxonomic Resolution ◽

Widespread Species ◽

Agamid Lizard ◽

Taxonomic History ◽

Calotes Versicolor

Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) is a widespread species of agamid lizard found commonly in the Indian subcontinent and the Indo-Chinese region with a complicated taxonomic history (Uetz & Hosek, 2016). The type locality of this species has been debatable (Smith, 1935, Amarasinghe et al. 2009) and the recent designation of a neotype from Pondicherry by Gowande et al. (2016) though much warranted, introduces additional complications that impede a thorough taxonomic resolution of this species complex.

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