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R. Towns, David. "Changes in habitat use by lizards on a New Zealand island following removal of the introduced Pacific Rat Rattus exulans." Pacific Conservation Biology 2, no. 3 (1995): 286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc960286.

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On Korapuki Island (Mercury Islands group, northeastern New Zealand) lizard capture frequencies increased following the removal of Pacific Rats Rattus exulans in 1986 and rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus in 1987. This increase was dominated by diurnal Shore Skinks Oligosoma smithi. Increases in Shore Skink captures were proportionally greatest where beach particle sizes exceeded 25 cm dia (50-fold in five years). In sites where particles were large the Shore Skink population became dominated by adults. These changes in Shore Skink distribution and size were found in areas unlikely to have been ei

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Ginsberg, Howard S., Graham J. Hickling, Genevieve Pang, et al. "Selective Host Attachment by Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Tick–Lizard Associations in the Southeastern United States." Journal of Medical Entomology 59, no. 1 (2021): 267–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab181.

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Abstract Questing behavior and host associations of immature blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis Say, from the southeastern United States are known to differ from those in the north. To elucidate these relationships we describe host associations of larval and nymphal I. scapularis from 8 lizard species sampled from 5 sites in the southeastern U.S. Larvae and nymphs attached in greater numbers to larger lizards than to smaller lizards, with differential levels of attachment to different lizard species. Blacklegged ticks are generally attached to skinks of the genus Plestiodon in greater number

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Sazima, Ivan, Cristina Sazima, and Marlies Sazima. "Little dragons prefer flowers to maidens: a lizard that laps nectar and pollinates trees." Biota Neotropica 5, no. 1 (2005): 185–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1676-06032005000100018.

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Lizards rarely visit and pollinate flowers, the few recent records being mostly restricted to island habitats. We report here on the Noronha skink (Euprepis atlanticus) seeking nectar in the flowers of the leguminous mulungu tree (Erythrina velutina) at Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, off northeast Brazil. The mulungu tree blooms during the dry season, and each flower secretes copious and diluted nectar throughout the day. The Noronha skink climbs up to the inflorescences and laps the nectar accumulated in the flowers' base. While exploiting the flowers and crawling over the inflorescences, t

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Bauer, Aaron M., and Kathleen D. De Vaney. "Comparative Aspects of Diet and Habitat in some New Caledonian Lizards." Amphibia-Reptilia 8, no. 4 (1987): 349–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853887x00126.

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AbstractNo comparative ecological studies have previously been conducted on the lizards of New Caledonia. This study examines two parameters of resource partitioning-diet and microhabitat, for eleven species of native lizards (Gekkonidae and Scincidae). Differences in diel activity patterns and coarse habitat differences tend to segregate geckos from skinks. Microhabitat and dietary differences were found among four sympatric species in a forest assemblage at Mt. Koyaboa, but retreat sites and some food resources were employed by all. Rock piles and crevices are important retreats for all the

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Cooper, William. "TRADEOFFS BETWEEN PREDATION RISK AND FEEDING IN A LIZARD, THE BROAD-HEADED SKINK (EUMECES LATICEPS)." Behaviour 137, no. 9 (2000): 1175–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853900502583.

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AbstractForaging, feeding, and escape decisions may all be modified by threat of predation. Field experiments using a human simulated predator show that a lizard, the broad - headed skink, Eumeces laticeps, alters several aspects of feeding behavior in ways suggesting tradeoffs between predation risk and feeding. When food (cricket) was closer to the predator, the lizards more frequently did not attack it, and often retreated to safety before consuming it, reducing the duration of exposure to predation. The probability of attacking a cricket decreased with distance of the lizard from refuge, r

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Paulissen, Mark A. "The role of visual cues in learning escape behaviour in the little brown skink (Scincella lateralis)." Behaviour 151, no. 14 (2014): 2015–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568539x-00003228.

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Many small animals escape predators by running under an escape retreat such as a rock, log, or pile of leaves. Rapid escape to a retreat would be facilitated if the animal already learned the location of the retreat before it ever had to flee from a predator. One way a small animal might do this is to attend to a prominent ‘local cue’, that is, a visual cue that is part of, or contiguous with, the retreat. I tested the hypothesis that a small lizard commonly known as the little brown skink, Scincella lateralis, can use a local visual cue to learn an escape behaviour. Little brown skinks were p

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Davenport, John, Jeremy Hills, Anne Glasspool, and Jack Ward. "Threats to the Critically Endangered endemic Bermudian skink Eumeces longirostris." Oryx 35, no. 4 (2001): 332–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-3008.2001.00200.x.

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AbstractThe Bermudian rock lizard or skink Eumeces longirostris is categorized as Critically Endangered on the 2000 IUCN Red List. Skinks are vulnerable to habitat loss, introduction of non-native species and mortality caused by discarded bottles and cans that act as selfbaiting traps. This study describes the population characteristics of the Bermudian skink on two islands of the Bermudian archipelago: Nonsuch and Southampton islands. Nonsuch Island is a nature reserve but has populations of introduced lizards of the genus Anolis, lizard-eating birds and (a new finding) the cane toad Bufo mar

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Howard, Karen E., and Adrian Hailey. "Microhabitat separation among diurnal saxicolous lizards in Zimbabwe." Journal of Tropical Ecology 15, no. 3 (1999): 367–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266467499000887.

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Studies of niche overlap within communities of lizards have shown that separation may be along the three major dimensions of space, time and food. Space is usually the most important dimension where a range of habitats are involved; there is less information on the importance of microhabitat separation within a single habitat type. This study investigated microhabitat relationships of small diurnal lizard species occupying granitic rock habitat in Zimbabwe. There was statistically significant niche separation among all species in both the type of rock occupied (size, shape, number of cracks, c

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Stampe, Karina, Ole Næsbye Larsen, and Stephanie S. Godfrey. "Ecto- and endoparasites of the King's skink (Egernia kingii) on Penguin Island." Parasitology 147, no. 10 (2020): 1094–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182020000839.

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AbstractWildlife species are often host to a diversity of parasites, but our knowledge of their diversity and ecology is extremely limited, especially for reptiles. Little is known about the host-parasite ecology of the Australian lizard, the King's skink (Egernia kingii). In spring of 2015, we carried out a field-based study of a population of King's skinks on Penguin Island (Western Australia). We documented five species of parasites, including two ectoparasitic mites (an undescribed laelapid mite and Mesolaelaps australiensis), an undescribed coccidia species, and two nematode species (Phar

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Fenner, Aaron L., Chris R. Pavey, and C. Michael Bull. "Behavioural observations and use of burrow systems by an endangered Australian arid-zone lizard, Slater's skink (Liopholis slateri)." Australian Journal of Zoology 60, no. 2 (2012): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo12047.

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The endangered Slater’s skink (Liopholis slateri) is restricted to the river floodplain habitat of central Australia. It is an obligate burrower and creates complex, multientrance burrow systems in the mound of soil that builds up around the base of some shrubs and small trees. We provide detailed information about the behaviour and use of the burrow systems by Slater’s skink. The behaviour of lizards remained consistent over the four months (October–January) of the study, and lizards performed almost all of their daily activities around their burrow/mound systems. Lizards also showed signs of

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Lazarkevich, Irina, Stephan Engibarov, Simona Mitova, et al. "Diversity of the aerobic cloacal microbiota of syntopic lizard species (Reptilia: Sauria) from a low-mountain area in Western Bulgaria." Ecologica Montenegrina 75 (July 7, 2024): 119–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.37828/em.2024.75.11.

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Compared to other reptile groups in Europe, lizards have generally been neglected and understudied in terms of microbiota research. In this study, we aimed to isolate, identify and characterize the aerobic cloacal microflora of wild-dwelling lizard hosts. We examined a total of 86 individuals from five species belonging to three families: the European green lizard (Lacerta viridis), the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), the meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola) (Lacertidae), the European snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) (Scincidae) and the European slow worm (Anguis fragilis) (Angui

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Pearson, S. K., S. S. Godfrey, C. M. Bull, and M. G. Gardner. "Larger lizards live longer in the group-living Egernia stokesii." Australian Journal of Zoology 64, no. 3 (2016): 182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo16024.

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Animal space use has implications for gene flow, disease dynamics, mating systems and the evolution of sociality. Given recent attention to sociality in reptiles, lizards are an important group for expanding our understanding of animal space use. Lizard space use is commonly investigated within one population over a short period and limited attention has been given to potential predictors of site fidelity. This study evaluated site fidelity in three populations of group-living Egernia stokesii (gidgee skink) between two field surveys separated by almost a decade. Of 43 recaptured lizards, 28 (

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Klein, Alice. "Extinct lizard was a supersized skink." New Scientist 258, no. 3444 (2023): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(23)01136-3.

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Gorissen, Sarsha, Matthew Greenlees, and Richard Shine. "The impact of wildfire on an endangered reptile (Eulamprus leuraensis) in Australian montane swamps." International Journal of Wildland Fire 27, no. 7 (2018): 447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wf17048.

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Intense fire is a key threatening process for the endangered Blue Mountains water skink, Eulamprus leuraensis. This species is restricted to isolated, densely vegetated and waterlogged peat swamps in montane south-eastern Australia. We surveyed 11 swamps (5 unburnt, 6 burnt) over 2 years, before and after the intense spring bushfires of 2013, to quantify the fires’ impacts on these skinks, other lizards and the habitat upon which they depend. Trapping revealed no direct effect of fire on E. leuraensis populations, with skinks persisting in all burnt swamps. Fire modified ground vegetation, vir

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Christian, KA, and KE Conley. "Activity and Resting Metabolism of Varanid Lizards Compared With Typical Lizards." Australian Journal of Zoology 42, no. 2 (1994): 185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo9940185.

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We examined whether Australian varanids as a group are more aerobic than other lizards. The standard metabolic rate (SMR) and maximal oxygen consumption (V-O2max) were measured for four species of varanid lizards and the skink Tiliqua rugosa at 35 degrees C. These were compared to each other and to the V-O2max of the iguanid lizard Cyclura nubila by analysis of covariance with body mass as a covariate. There were no differences with respect to SMR, but the V-O2max of the lizards fell into three groups: Varanus rosenbergi, V. gouldii and V. panoptes had higher aerobic capacities than V. mertens

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Brown, Geoff W., Peter Robertson, and Ben G. Fanson. "Digging in: a review of the ecology and management of a threatened reptile with a small disjunct distribution – the heath skink, Liopholis multiscutata, in Victoria, south-eastern Australia." Pacific Conservation Biology 25, no. 3 (2019): 222. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc17057.

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The central issue for species that are highly localised habitat specialists and occur in relatively small numbers is vulnerability to extinction processes. The heath skink, Liopholis multiscutata, is considered Critically Endangered in Victoria, in part because it is restricted to essentially four small and highly disjunct populations in semiarid mallee dunefields. It provides an example of a rare and cryptic species that is especially vulnerable to decline and consequently provides management challenges. Here, we crystallise available information on the ecology and life history of this threat

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Pike, David A., Kelley S. Peterman, and Jay H. Exum. "Habitat structure influences the presence of sand skinks (Plestiodon reynoldsi) in altered habitats." Wildlife Research 35, no. 2 (2008): 120. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr07119.

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We studied a fossorial endemic lizard (the sand skink, Plestiodon reynoldsi) to determine habitat structural and vegetation associations in altered habitats at micro-, local, and macroscales. Lizards were present in each of the structural categories and vegetation types we studied, although active orange groves negatively influenced distribution and relative density (determined as the proportion of coverboards within a sampling plot containing signs of sand skink presence). Conversely, relative densities were highest in forested habitats, which contain structural features similar to natural ha

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Manley, Geoffrey A., Ulrike Sienknecht, and Christine Köppl. "Calcium Modulates the Frequency and Amplitude of Spontaneous Otoacoustic Emissions in the Bobtail Skink." Journal of Neurophysiology 92, no. 5 (2004): 2685–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00267.2004.

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Active processes in the inner ear of lizards can be monitored using spontaneous otoacoustic emissions (SOAE) measured outside the eardrum. In the Australian bobtail lizard, SOAE are generated by an active motility process in the hair-cell bundle. This mechanism has been shown to be sensitive to the calcium-chelating agent 1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane- N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid and is presumed to be related to the calcium-sensitive transduction-channel motor implicated in other nonmammalian hair cell systems. In studies of frog saccular and turtle auditory papillar hair cells in vitro, the fr

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Sunagar, Kartik, and Siju V. Abraham. "The Curious Case of the “Neurotoxic Skink”: Scientific Literature Points to the Absence of Venom in Scincidae." Toxins 13, no. 2 (2021): 114. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins13020114.

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In contrast to the clearly documented evolution of venom in many animal lineages, the origin of reptilian venom is highly debated. Historically, venom has been theorised to have evolved independently in snakes and lizards. However, some of the recent works have argued for the common origin of venom in “Toxicofera” reptiles, which include the order Serpentes (all snakes), and Anguimorpha and Iguania lizards. Nevertheless, in both these contrasting hypotheses, the lizards of the family Scincidae are considered to be harmless and devoid of toxic venoms. Interestingly, an unusual clinical case cla

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Monks, Joanne M., Harriet P. Wills, and Carey D. Knox. "Testing Drones as a Tool for Surveying Lizards." Drones 6, no. 8 (2022): 199. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/drones6080199.

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A lack of effective methods for sampling lizards in terrain that is inaccessible to human observers limits our knowledge of their ecology and conservation needs. Drones are increasingly being used in wildlife monitoring, but their potential use for surveying lizards has not been evaluated. We investigated: (1) the detectability of model lizards using a drone relative to a human observer, and (2) the response of four lizard species to an approaching drone in three habitat types. Model lizards placed in potential basking positions within a defined search area were detected by both the drone oper

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L. Mensforth, Corinne, and C. Michael Bull. "Selection of artificial refuge structures in the Australian skink, Egernia stokesii." Pacific Conservation Biology 14, no. 1 (2008): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc080063.

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At least three currently named subspecies of the rock dwelling skink Egernia stokesii from Western Australia (E. s. stokesii, E. s. aethiops and E. s. badia) have restricted distributions or are considered endangered. We tested preferences of the more common eastern form of E. stokesii (E. s. zellingi) for various artificial refuges made from paving bricks by offering alternative structures in enclosures and recording times spent on each. We found that lizards preferred refuges with more crevices. They did not discriminate between structures where the crevices were located higher or lower or b

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Zuri, I., and C. M. Bull. "The use of visual cues for spatial orientation in the sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 78, no. 4 (2000): 515–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z99-243.

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The sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) is a large, long-lived terrestrial Australian skink. In the present study we investigated the ability of sleepy lizards to use different visual cues for spatial orientation. The lizards were trained to locate shelters in certain places and then trained to certain signals associated with their shelters. In the absence of surrounding visual cues the lizards preferred familiar sites that were previously associated with their shelters. However, when presented with signals that had been associated with their shelters, they chose the vicinity of these familiar sign

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Riley, Julia L., Daniel W. A. Noble, Richard W. Byrne, and Martin J. Whiting. "Early social environment influences the behaviour of a family-living lizard." Royal Society Open Science 4, no. 5 (2017): 161082. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.161082.

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Early social environment can play a significant role in shaping behavioural development. For instance, in many social mammals and birds, isolation rearing results in individuals that are less exploratory, shyer, less social and more aggressive than individuals raised in groups. Moreover, dynamic aspects of social environments, such as the nature of relationships between individuals, can also impact the trajectory of development. We tested if being raised alone or socially affects behavioural development in the family-living tree skink, Egernia striolata . Juveniles were raised in two treatment

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Gardner, M. G., S. S. Godfrey, A. L. Fenner, S. C. Donnellan, and C. M. Bull. "Fine-scale spatial structuring as an inbreeding avoidance mechanism in the social skink Egernia stokesii." Australian Journal of Zoology 60, no. 4 (2012): 272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo12089.

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Egernia stokesii is a monogamous and group-living species of Australian scincid lizard. We used genotype data from 10 microsatellite loci to examine evidence for sex-biased dispersal and kin-based discrimination as mechanisms for inbreeding avoidance of E. stokesii within seven rocky outcrops in the southern Flinders Ranges of South Australia. We also examined the relatedness of individuals observed using the same crevice within groups. We found no evidence for sex-biased dispersal at these sites, but found that adult lizards of the opposite sex observed using the same crevice were less relate

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Szabo, Birgit, Daniel W. A. Noble, Kaitlin J. McCloghry, Marco E. S. Monteiro, and Martin J. Whiting. "Spontaneous quantity discrimination in a family-living lizard." Behavioral Ecology 32, no. 4 (2021): 686–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arab019.

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Abstract While foraging or during social interactions, animals may benefit from judging relative quantity. Individuals may select larger prey or a patch with more food and, likewise, it may pay to track the number and type of individuals and social interactions. We tested for spontaneous quantity discrimination in the gidgee skink (Egernia stokesii), a family-living lizard. Lizards were presented with food quantities differing in number or size and were able to select the larger quantity of food items when they differed in number but not when items differed in size. We show, for the first time

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Pyron, Robert Alexander, and Carlos Duane Camp. "Courtship and mating behaviours of two syntopic species of skink (Plestiodon anthracinus and Plestiodon fasciatus)." Amphibia-Reptilia 28, no. 2 (2007): 263–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853807780202413.

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AbstractCourtship and mating behaviours are widely conserved throughout the scincid lizard genus Plestiodon, and ethological isolation between closely related species depends heavily on differentiating chemical cues. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not subtle, as yet undetected differences are present in the mating behaviours of two syntopic, distantly related skinks, P. anthracinus and P. fasciatus. Observed courtship and mating behaviours were similar between the two species and to those reported for other species within this genus. However, survival analysis determined

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ISKANDAR, DJOKO. "NEW SCINCID LIZARD OF THE GENUS SPENOMORPHUS (REPTI~ SCINCIDAE), FROM JAVA." Treubia 31, no. 1 (2025): 11–24. https://doi.org/10.14203/treubia.v31i1.628.

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Sphenomorphus puncticentralis m.sp. is described based on a single specimen from Baturaden, Central Java, and is considered to belong to the variegatus species. The scincid lizard genus Sphenomorphus is represented by five species, i.e. S. temmincki, S. recopinatum, S. vanheurni, S. florensis and S. sanctum. The occurence of a new species in Java seems to be unlikely. However, during a field trip to Central Java in 1979, a skink specimen was collected, captured on a small tree in an open secondary forest during morning hours. The skink turned out to be an undescibed species of the genus Spheno

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Fergusson, B., and D. Algar. "Home Range and Activity Patterns of Pregnant Female Skinks, Tiliqua-Rugosa." Wildlife Research 13, no. 2 (1986): 287. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr9860287.

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Published estimates of the home range size and movements of the skink Tiliqua rugosa reveal high variability between lizards at any one time and also between seasons. Differences between the sexes could account for some of this variability. In particular, it could be anticipated that the greater body weight of pregnant females restricts movements and thereby reduces home range size. However, movements and home range size of pregnant females in late summer are not significantly different from estimates based on both sexes. This cannot be explained by extensive foraging to sustain the growth of

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Wellehan, James F. X., April J. Johnson, Balázs Harrach, et al. "Detection and Analysis of Six Lizard Adenoviruses by Consensus Primer PCR Provides Further Evidence of a Reptilian Origin for the Atadenoviruses." Journal of Virology 78, no. 23 (2004): 13366–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/jvi.78.23.13366-13369.2004.

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ABSTRACT A consensus nested-PCR method was designed for investigation of the DNA polymerase gene of adenoviruses. Gene fragments were amplified and sequenced from six novel adenoviruses from seven lizard species, including four species from which adenoviruses had not previously been reported. Host species included Gila monster, leopard gecko, fat-tail gecko, blue-tongued skink, Tokay gecko, bearded dragon, and mountain chameleon. This is the first sequence information from lizard adenoviruses. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that these viruses belong to the genus Atadenovirus, supporting the r

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Wickramasinghe, L. J. M., N. Wickramasinghe, and L. Kariyawasam. "Taxonomic status of the arboreal Skink Lizard Dasia halianus (Haly & Nevill, 1887) in Sri Lanka and the redescription of Dasia subcaeruleum (Boulenger, 1891) from India." Journal of Threatened Taxa 3, no. 8 (2011): 1961–74. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.o2300.1961-74.

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Wickramasinghe, L. J. M., Wickramasinghe, N., Kariyawasam, L. (2011): Taxonomic status of the arboreal Skink Lizard Dasia halianus (Haly & Nevill, 1887) in Sri Lanka and the redescription of Dasia subcaeruleum (Boulenger, 1891) from India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 3 (8): 1961-1974, DOI: 10.11609/jott.o2300.1961-74, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11609/jott.o2300.1961-74

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Cabido, Carlos, Adega Gonzalo, Pedro Galán, José Martín, and Pilar López. "Chemosensory predator recognition induces defensive behavior in the slow-worm (Anguis fragilis)." Canadian Journal of Zoology 82, no. 3 (2004): 510–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z04-023.

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Many antipredator adaptations are induced or mediated by the ability of the prey to recognize chemical cues from the predator. This ability is particularly advantageous for organisms whose environment precludes the effective use of other sensory systems, such as fossorial lizards. We tested the ability of the slow-worm, Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758, a semifossorial legless lizard, to detect and discriminate chemical stimuli arising from potential predators. We compared rates of tongue-flicks to swabs impregnated with scents from the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca Laurenti, 1768), a sympat

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Menegon, Michele, David Moyer, Sebastiano Salvidio, and Roberto Sindaco. "A new species of elongate seps from Udzungwa grasslands, southern Tanzania (Reptilia, Gerrhosauridae, Tetradactylus Merrem, 1820)." Amphibia-Reptilia 25, no. 1 (2004): 19–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853804322992805.

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AbstractA new Tetradactylus from Udzungwa Mountains is described on the basis of one adult male and one adult female. The species has tridactyle forelimbs with the longest toes bearing four scales, didactyle hind limbs, 14 dorsal longitudinal row scales, four femoral pores and frontoparietals in broad contact. This combination of morphological characters distinguishes the species from the similar T. eastwoodae, a South African endemic. The new species has smooth head scales, six ventral rows, and the male possess on either side of the vent a prominent claw-like scale lacking in the female. The

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Grismer, Lee, Evan Quah Seng Huat, Cameron D. Siler, et al. "Peninsular Malaysia's first limbless lizard: a new species of skink of the genus Larutia (Böhme) from Pulau Pinang with a phylogeny of the genus." Zootaxa 2799 (December 31, 2011): 29–40. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.202133.

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Grismer, Lee, Huat, Evan Quah Seng, Siler, Cameron D., Wood, Perry L., Grismer, Jesse L., Sah, Shahrul Anuar Mohd, Ahmad, Norhayati (2011): Peninsular Malaysia's first limbless lizard: a new species of skink of the genus Larutia (Böhme) from Pulau Pinang with a phylogeny of the genus. Zootaxa 2799: 29-40, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.202133

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Mori, Emiliano, Franco Andreone, Andrea Viviano, et al. "Aliens Coming by Ships: Distribution and Origins of the Ocellated Skink Populations in Peninsular Italy." Animals 12, no. 13 (2022): 1709. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani12131709.

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The ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus) is a widespread lizard, naturally distributed between the Maghreb and coastal Pakistan, with few insular populations in the Mediterranean coastal area. Some populations of this species have also been recorded in peninsular Italy, Campania and Southern Tuscany due to accidental introductions via touristic and commercial routes. In this work, we conducted genetic analyses on mitochondrial DNA COXI, cytb and 16S mtDNA genes on a sample of Italian insular and peninsular populations. Differently from what previously suggested, the nucleus in Portici (Southe

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Manley, Geoffrey A. "Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in lizards: A comparison of the skink-like lizard families Cordylidae and Gerrhosauridae." Hearing Research 255, no. 1-2 (2009): 58–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2009.05.009.

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Lazarkevich, Irina, Stephan Engibarov, Simona Mitova, et al. "16S rRNA Gene Sequencing-Based Identification and Comparative Analysis of the Fecal Microbiota of Five Syntopic Lizard Species from a Low-Mountain Area in Western Bulgaria." Applied Microbiology 4, no. 1 (2024): 181–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/applmicrobiol4010013.

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Studies on the gut microbiome of free-living reptiles in Europe are generally fragmentary and still missing in Bulgaria. We aimed to identify and compare the fecal microbiota profiles of five syntopic lizard species from three families: the European green lizard (Lacerta viridis), the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis), the meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola) (Lacertidae), the European snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) (Scincidae), and the European slow worm (Anguis fragilis) (Anguidae), which coinhabit a low mountainous area in the western part of the country. A high-throughput sequ

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Andrew, Paul, Hal Cogger, Don Driscoll, et al. "Somewhat saved: a captive breeding programme for two endemic Christmas Island lizard species, now extinct in the wild." Oryx 52, no. 1 (2016): 171–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605316001071.

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AbstractAs with many islands, Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean has suffered severe biodiversity loss. Its terrestrial lizard fauna comprised five native species, of which four were endemic. These were abundant until at least the late 1970s, but four species declined rapidly thereafter and were last reported in the wild between 2009 and 2013. In response to the decline, a captive breeding programme was established in August 2009. This attempt came too late for the Christmas Island forest skink Emoia nativitatis, whose last known individual died in captivity in 2014, and for the non-endemic

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Zhu, Xiaming, Neng Jiang, Tingye Mai, et al. "Gut Microbial Communities Are Seasonally Variable in Warm-Climate Lizards Hibernating in the Winter Months." Microorganisms 12, no. 10 (2024): 1974. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12101974.

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Hibernation is an energy-saving and adaptive strategy adopted by a diverse array of animals, rarely including warm-climate species, to survive in the harsh winter environment. Here, we collected large-intestinal microbial samples from two species of warm-climate lizards, one (the Reeves’ butterfly lizard Leiolepis reevesii) hibernating in the winter months and one (the many-lined sun skink Eutropis multifasciata) not doing so, in summer and winter to analyze and compare their microbiota using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing technology. Gut microbiota were seasonally variable in L. reevesii b

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Carazo, Pau, Daniel W. A. Noble, Dani Chandrasoma, and Martin J. Whiting. "Sex and boldness explain individual differences in spatial learning in a lizard." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281, no. 1782 (2014): 20133275. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3275.

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Understanding individual differences in cognitive performance is a major challenge to animal behaviour and cognition studies. We used the Eastern water skink ( Eulamprus quoyii ) to examine associations between exploration, boldness and individual variability in spatial learning, a dimension of lizard cognition with important bearing on fitness. We show that males perform better than females in a biologically relevant spatial learning task. This is the first evidence for sex differences in learning in a reptile, and we argue that it is probably owing to sex-specific selective pressures that ma

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Cherepanov, G. O., D. A. Gordeev, D. A. Melnikov, and N. B. Ananjeva. "Histological and computed tomography study of osteoderm regeneration in the skink lizard Eurylepis taeniolata Blyth, 1854 (Scincidae, Squamata)." Current Studies in Herpetology 23, no. 3/4 (2023): 124–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.18500/1814-6090-2023-23-3-4-124-128.

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Skink lizards have an unusual complex osteoderm, which consists of several bone elements – osteodermitis. We have carried out the first histological and computer microtomographic study of the structure of the original and regenerating complex osteoderms of skink lizards using Eurylepis taeniolata as an object. The topography of osteoderms in the integument of the original region of the tail and its regenerated part was studied. The fundamental similarity of the morphology and microstructure of the original and regenerated osteoderms was showed. A description of the development of the microstru

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Skelton, T. M., N. K. Waran, and R. J. Young. "Assessment of Motivation in the Lizard, Chalcides Ocellatus." Animal Welfare 5, no. 1 (1996): 63–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0962728600018340.

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AbstractThe purpose of this study was to assess whether running an alleyway can be used to measure the motivation of lizards. Six, eyed skinks, Chalcides ocellatus, were trained to run an alleyway to reach sand in which to hide. Each skink was deprived of sand for 0, 1, 5 or 15 minutes on four occasions and the times to run the alleyway and the latencies to move were recorded. When the sand was 38cm from the start, the three deprivation periods resulted in decreased latencies and increased speed (P < 0.01), but there was no difference between the speeds or latencies for any of the deprivati

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Sitohang, Edo V., Eernytwati Badaruddin, and Andre Tuhumury. "Jenis dan Sebaran Reptil di Sungai Salawai Negeri Sawai Kecamatan Seram Utara Kabupaten Maluku Tengah." Jurnal Agrosilvopasture-Tech 3, no. 2 (2024): 237–46. https://doi.org/10.30598/j.agrosilvopasture-tech.2024.3.2.237.

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River border conditions that support community activities in utilizing natural resources greatly affect habitat conditions for creatures living around river boundaries, especially reptiles. This study aims to determine the type and distribution of reptiles in the Salawai River, Sawai State, North Seram District, Central Maluku Regency. The procedure for taking reptile data that will be carried out is to apply the census method, namely a direct census is data collection carried out directly in the field on each research plot, namely recording all types of reptiles found. Indirect census is data

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Dubey, Sylvain, Ulrich Sinsch, Maximilian J. Dehling, Maya Chevalley, and Richard Shine. "Population demography of an endangered lizard, the Blue Mountains Water Skink." BMC Ecology 13, no. 1 (2013): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-13-4.

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Mandić, Krešimir, Frano Barišić, and Olga Jovanović Glavaš. "Valorization of the newly discovered European snake-eyed skink population (Ablepharus kitaibelii) on Stinice, Papuk Mountain in Croatia." Natura Croatica 31, no. 2 (2022): 207–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.20302/nc.2022.31.14.

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The European snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii) is an endangered lizard species in Croatia, limited to a very small area in Papuk Nature Park, and several localities in the town of Ilok and the surrounding area. On Mt Papuk, the species is limited to an area of the warm southern slopes of the Turjak-Mališćak-Pliš peaks, above Velika. In the year 2019, the species was documented in a new location, on Stinice. The aim of this study is to analyse morphometric measures, relative density, predatory pressure, and to determine the sustainability of this population. Data obtained were compared w

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Chaplin, Kirilee, Katie Smith Date, Rebecca D. Bray, et al. "Intraspecific hybridisation of an invasive lizard on Lord Howe Island." Australian Journal of Zoology 69, no. 5 (2022): 184–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo21045.

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Human-mediated dispersal of animals often acts to bring populations that have been separated for substantial periods of evolutionary time (e.g. millions of years) in their native range into contact in their introduced range. Whether these taxa successfully interbreed in the introduced range provides information on the strength of reproductive isolation amongst them. The invasive delicate skink (Lampropholis delicata) has been accidentally introduced to Lord Howe Island from four genetically divergent (>2 million years) regions of the species’ native range in eastern Australia. We used mitoc

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Staudt, Konrad, Wolfgang Böhme та Werner Baumgartner. "Comparative Investigations of the Sandfishs β-Keratin (Reptilia: Scincidae: Scincus scincus). Part 2: Glycan-Based Friction Reduction". Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering 16 (грудень 2012): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/jbbte.16.1.

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The sandfish (Scincidae: Scincus scincus) is a lizard having outstanding skin properties. The scales show low friction behaviour and high abrasion resistance. After giving molecular support by DNA and protein analysis in Part 1 for increased glycosylation of the skins β-keratins, in this study the effect of glycans for friction reduction was investigated by (1) ammonium-based keratinolysis of skin exuviae and applying a β-keratin film on a glass surface and by (2) β-elimination based deglycosylation of β-keratins and immobilization of liberated glycans on a glass surface via silanisation. Both

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Shine, Richard, and Rajkumar Radder. "Germinal bed condition in a polyautochronic single-clutched lizard, Bassiana duperreyi (Scincidae)." Amphibia-Reptilia 28, no. 1 (2007): 159–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853807779799018.

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AbstractIn lizards, the eggs are produced within small regions of the ovary known as germinal beds (GBs); previous literature suggests that the number of GBs per ovary may be linked to life-history traits such as clutch size and breeding frequency. In the oviparous montane Australian skink Bassiana duperreyi, females produce a single clutch of 3 to 11 eggs each year. Our histological examination of ovaries of this species revealed a single GB per ovary. In combination with previous studies, our results suggest that scincid lizards may offer ideal model systems to explore the functional link be

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Roughton, Catherine M., and Philip J. Seddon. "Estimating site occupancy and detectability of an endangered New Zealand lizard, the Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense)." Wildlife Research 33, no. 3 (2006): 193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr05045.

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There is a need to develop appropriate monitoring methods for cryptic reptile species, such as the endangered New Zealand endemic Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense), that take into account incomplete detectability. A recently developed analytical technique was applied to presence–absence data for Otago skinks to derive robust estimates of both detection probability and site occupancy. The estimated detection probability for Otago skinks was 0.4 (s.e. 0.052), and the estimate of the proportion of the study area occupied by Otago skinks was 0.71 (s.e. 0.11). The data derived from presence–absence

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Tałanda, Mateusz. "An exceptionally preserved Jurassic skink suggests lizard diversification preceded fragmentation of Pangaea." Palaeontology 61, no. 5 (2018): 659–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/pala.12358.

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Fisher, Robert, and Ivan Ineich. "Cryptic extinction of a common Pacific lizard Emoia impar (Squamata, Scincidae) from the Hawaiian Islands." Oryx 46, no. 2 (2012): 187–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605310001778.

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AbstractMost documented declines of tropical reptiles are of dramatic or enigmatic species. Declines of widespread species tend to be cryptic. The early (1900s) decline and extinction of the common Pacific skink Emoia impar from the Hawaiian Islands is documented here through an assessment of literature, museum vouchers and recent fieldwork. This decline appears contemporaneous with the documented declines of invertebrates and birds across the Hawaiian Islands. A review of the plausible causal factors indicates that the spread of the introduced big-headed ant Pheidole megacephala is the most l

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