scholarly journals Mitogenome evolution in the Lacerta viridis complex (Lacertidae, Squamata) reveals phylogeny of diverging clades

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Robin-Tobias Jauss ◽  
Nadiné Solf ◽  
Sree Rohit Raj Kolora ◽  
Stefan Schaffer ◽  
Ronny Wolf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lacerta Viridis

Microhabitat use of different age groups of snake-eyed skink and Eastern green lizard

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dániel Kovács ◽  
István Kiss
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Management ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Carpathian Basin ◽  
Microhabitat Use ◽  
Forest Edges ◽  
Environmental Niche ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Lacerta Viridis ◽  
First Time

Although Ablepharus kitaibelii and its subspecies are wide-spread, being distributed from the Carpathian Basin through the Balkans to Iraq, their habitat and environmental niche is poorly known. Ablepharus kitaibelii fitzingeri is almost entirely limited to the Carpathian Basin, and is amongst the most strictly protected and least known reptiles of Central and Eastern Europe. The main aim of our study was to determine habitat use preferences of different age groups of A. kitaibelii fitzingeri and Lacerta viridis. The occurrence of green lizard was determined by the abundance of refugia rather than by the naturalness of grasslands. The snake-eyed skink prefers semi-natural grasslands with abundant tussock-forming grass or sedge species, avoiding densely shrubby places. For the first time, we show that woodland mosaics lacking shrubs and temporary grasslands next to forest edges are important for the species. Microhabitat use by snake-eyed skink varies with age group; adults preferring shady edge zones rich in leaf litter and shadier grassland spots provided by woodland mosaics, whereas juveniles were found in natural, more open grasslands far from forest edges and in woodland mosaics with dense shrubby understory. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the ecological needs of A. kitaibelii fitzingeri. Our methodology could be adapted to other species and subspecies of Ablepharus. Based on our results, it is important to reconsider habitat management activities, which should not be limited to shrub control: the main goal should be the development of a diverse habitat structure.

BIOSYNTHESIS OF ADRENOCORTICAL HORMONES BY ADRENAL GLANDS OF LIZARDS AND SNAKES

1962 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. PHILLIPS ◽  
I. CHESTER JONES ◽  
D. BELLAMY
Keyword(s):  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
Steroid Production ◽  
Adrenocortical Hormones ◽  
Natrix Natrix ◽  
Lacerta Viridis

SUMMARY Adrenal glands of lizards (Lacerta viridis L.) and snakes (Natrix natrix L.) were incubated in media containing tritiated progesterone. Aldosterone, corticosterone and an unknown steroid were produced. Added ACTH did not affect, though added amphenone markedly reduced, the rate of steroid production.

scholarly journals Viral particles in a papilloma from a green lizard (Lacerta viridis)

1982 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Cooper ◽  
S. Gschmeissner ◽  
P. E. Holt
Keyword(s):  
Viral Particles ◽  
Lacerta Viridis

Kinematic analysis of tongue movements during chemosensory behaviour in the European green lizard, Lacerta viridis (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 1886-1896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Véronique Goosse ◽  
Vincent L. Bels
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Prey Capture ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Upward Movement ◽  
High Speed Cinematography ◽  
Tongue Movements ◽  
Lacerta Viridis ◽  
Tongue Flicking ◽  
Stationary Interval ◽  
Tongue Displacement

High-speed cinematography (100 frames/s) was used to allow quantitative analysis of the kinematic profiles of tongue and jaw displacements during chemosensory activities in the scleroglossan lizard Lacerta viridis. The types of tongue flicking were simple downward extensions (SDE), single oscillations (SOC), and submultiple oscillations (SMOC) of the tongue out of the mouth. The SMOC type involves a downward or upward movement of the tongue performed before a typical oscillation and it is therefore suggested that this is an intermediate category of flick between the typical SOC and MOC of lizards. Closing and opening of the mouth in SDE, SOC, and SMOC cycles may or may not be separated by a stationary stage during which the jaws are held open at a constant gape. The duration of this stationary interval increases from SDE to SMOC. Gape cycles do not show any division into slow and fast stages. The gape is produced largely by depression of the lower jaw; the upper jaw is slightly elevated by protrusion of the tongue. Patterns of correlation of kinematic variables depicting jaw and tongue movements differed between SDE, SOC, and SMOC. A principal component analysis shows that the three flick types overlap in a multivariate space constructed from the kinematic variables depicting jaw and tongue displacements. Overlap between SOC and SMOC categories is greater than that between SOC, SMOC, and SDE categories. The kinematic patterns of tongue displacement during SMOC in Lacerta viridis show similarities with those of MOC in other lizards and in snakes. Kinematically, the pattern of jaw and tongue displacements of Lacerta viridis during chemosensory activities shows similarities with those that occur during drinking and prey capture.

scholarly journals Просторова реконструкція нюхових структур Lacerta viridis за допомогою комп’ютерного моделювання

2018 ◽  
pp. 99-104
Author(s):  
Olga Tityuk ◽  
Volodymyr Grubiy ◽  
Yaroslav Stepanyuk ◽  
Oleksandr Yaryhin
Keyword(s):  
Lacerta Viridis

Описано приклад створення просторової реконструкції структур нюхового аналізатора (носової порожнини, вомероназального органа, нюхових нервів, нюхових цибулин) ембріона ящірки зеленої Lacerta viridis 34-ї стадії розвитку. Побудову просторової моделі проведено в програмі Amira 5.0.

Hyper-validation of five nomina of amphibians and reptiles threatened by senior synonyms or homonyms

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3221 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAIN DUBOIS ◽  
ROGER BOUR
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Podarcis Muralis ◽  
Triturus Cristatus ◽  
Lacerta Viridis

Five nomina of amphibians and reptiles introduced by Laurenti (1768) and traditionally used in European herpetology (Hyla,Natrix, Lacerta viridis, Podarcis muralis, Triturus cristatus) are threatened by senior synonyms or homonyms published earlierby Garsault (1764) in a work that has long remained unnoticed by herpetologists. In a previous paper, we used Article 23.9.1 ofthe Code on reversal of precedence to validate these well-known nomina. The validity of our action was challenged because wehad only used indirect evidence for this validation, quoting a single reference for each of these five nomina instead of 25. Herewe argue that our action was indeed valid under the Code, but, to preclude any further discussion, we provide 25 references or more to the use of each of these five nomina in order to “hyper-validate” them.

The effect of photoperiod on temperature selection in the European green lizard, Lacerta viridis

Oecologia ◽  
1982 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 222-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy D. Rismiller ◽  
Gerhard Heldmaier
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Selection ◽  
Lacerta Viridis
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