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of the real lizards, family Lacertidae
Podarcis siculus ciclopicus (TADDEI, 1949)
Capula, M. (2001) -
Corti, C. & Lo Cascio, P. & Vanni, S. & Turrisi, G.F. & Vaccaro, A. (1997) -
Mertens, R. & Wermuth, H. (1960) -
Siracusa, A.M. & Messina, A. & Monaco, I. & Petralia, A. & Petralia, E. & Rappazzo, G. (2010) -
A research on food habits of a microinsular population of Black rat (Rattus rattus) was carried out in Integral Natural Reserve of `Isola Lachea e Faraglioni dei Ciclopi`, by analyzing 716 scatts collected during the months of April, May, June, July, August, October and December 2007 and January, February, March, April of 2008 in 4 different stations. To verify the presence of Podarcis sicula ciclopica in the scatts, 33 of them were subjected to DNA analysis. Rats diet consists predominantly in vegetal matter; was also detected the presence of insects and birds, although in much lower percentages. Predation on the insects is greater than that on the birds, in a statistically significance. The most quntity of insects was found during the month of August, while the highest presence of birds in the month of June. Predation of insects is statistically higher in station. 2, in comparison to station 1 and 3. The niche width was similar in the different sample stations, with lower values during winter months and higher during summer. No remains of Podarcis sicula ciclopica was found in examined scats and no DNA amplification was produced in that samples tested. Based on current data there is no demostration on direct negative factors endangering the conservation of this small population of Lacertide. However the possible negative effects of predation on insects and plants, primarily on rare species, in not to be excluded.
Taddei, A. (1949) -
Auctor scrutatur- 1273 lacertas e paeninsula et insulis Italiciis (praetermissis insulis Etruscis, de quarum lacertis iam antea disseruerat), in quibus undecim subspecies ante ignotas invenit; de nonnullarum distributione disputat; et singulas species et subspecies accurate describit, rationem quamdam dicotomicam etiam tradens, qua facilius recognosci possint.
Turrisi, G.F. & Vaccaro, A. (2001) -
Turrisi, G.F. & Vaccaro, A. (2003) -