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of the real lizards, family Lacertidae
Lacerta diplochondrodes cariensis PETERS, 1964
Andren, C. & Nilson, G. (1976) -
Basoglu, M. & I. Baran (1977) -
Bol, S. (1992) -
REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS ON SAMOS During a two week holiday on Samos, the follo- wing species were observed: Rona ridibunda, Agamastellio, Ophisaurusapodus, Ophisopsele- gans, Lacerta trilineata cariensis, Mabuya aura- to, L. anatolicaaegaea, Natrixnatrixpersa, Colu- ber caspius, C. najadum, Eirenis modestus, Eryx jaculus, Mauremyscaspica. Some of these species were not known to occur on the island. For each of the species some notes are given (if possible) about environment, status and behaviour.
Cattaneo, A. (2019) -
The herpetofauna of Samos Island is very rich in species (27 recognised taxa), although most of them both during previous researches carried out in May 2000, and even more during the latest carried out in May 2019 in the south-western part of the island, seemed uncommon and local ized. Regardless the adverse effect of climate change, the reasons could be attributed to three main orders of causes as follows. 1) As in all island faunas of recent settlement, among the various species the processes that lead to establish new balances with gradual reduction of the density of some taxa, may still be in progress. 2) For the chemical degradation of the environment (pesticides). 3) For mechanical and pyric degradation of the environment (cutting and forest fire), which led to a widespread olive cultivation on the island; the olive grove, the resulting open and barren environment, reduces the chance of establishment of herpetological species. Finally as regards the local population of Montivipera xanthina, main purpose of research, the few collected data describe preliminarily a large size form with a quite high number of ventral scales.
Cattaneo, A. (2023) -
Further notes on the herpetofauna of the Aegean island of Samos. -- In May 2022 new herpetological researches have been carried out on the Aegean island of Samos. It is confirmed that the island is home to a varied and heterogenous herpetofauna, distributed in variously scattered and dense populations. Noteworthy is the finding of a specimen and of an exuvia of Hemorrhois nummifer in the northern part of Samos; so far, the nine reports of this species for the island have been detected in the southern part. It is stressed that climate changes, pesticides, wild fires, the widespread presence of unsuitable habitats for reptile life (as olive groves), and vehicular traffic, are factors which, directly or indirectly, tend to limit the density of the various herpetological species.
Chondropoulos, B.P. (1986) -
The Greek lizard fauna consists of 26 species from which 5 are monotypic and the other ones are represented by a total of 86 subspecies. Five species and 61 subspecies are endemic of Greece. A checklist including the geographical distribution of each taxon in the Greek region is presented.
Franzen, M. (1990) -
Ioannides, Y. & Dimaki, M. & Dimitropoulos, A.. (1994) -
Kornilios P. & Thanou E. & Lymberakis P. & Ilgaz Ç. & Kumlutaş Y. & Leaché A. (2019) -
Lacerta pamphylica and Lacerta trilineata are two currently recognized green lizard species with a historically problematic taxonomy. In cases of tangled phylogenies, next‐generation sequencing and double‐digest restriction‐site‐associated DNA protocols can provide a wealth of genomic data and resolve difficult taxonomic issues. Here, we generated genome‐wide SNPs and mitochondrial sequences, and applied molecular species delimitation approaches to provide a stable taxonomy for the Aegean green lizards. Mitochondrial gene trees, genetic cluster delimitation and population structure analyses converged into recognizing the populations of (a) L. pamphylica, (b) east Aegean islands, Anatolia and Thrace (diplochondrodes lineage), (c) central Aegean islands (citrovittata), and (d) remaining Balkan populations and islands (trilineata), as separate clusters. Phylogenomic analyses revealed a split into two major clades, east and west of the Aegean Barrier, unambiguously showing a sister–clade relationship between pamphylica and diplochondrodes, rendering L. trilineata paraphyletic. Species delimitation models were tested in a Bayesian framework using the genomic SNPs: lumping all populations into a single ‘species’ had the lowest likelihood but the current taxonomy was also outperformed by all other models. All lines of evidence support the Pamphylian green lizard as a valid species; thus, east Aegean L. trilineata should also be considered a distinct species under the name Lacerta diplochondrodes. Finally, evidence from the mitochondrial and nuclear genomes is overwhelmingly in favour of recognizing the morphologically distinct Cycladian green lizards as a distinct species. We propose their elevation to full species under the name Lacerta citrovittata. All remaining insular and continental populations of the Balkan Peninsula represent the species L. trilineata.
Peters, G. (1964) -
Schmidtler, J.F. (1986) -
1. A revision of Anatolian L. trilineata reveals its subdivision into three species: The western L. trilineata BEDRIAGA, 1886 (comprising in Anatolia the two subspecies- groupings cariensis and diplochondrodes), the eastern L. media LANTZ & CYREN, 1920 (comprising the subspecies L. m. (m.) media - probably subdivided into further „minor subspecies` - L. m. (i.) isaurica, L. m. (i.) ciliciensis, L. m. (w.) wolterstorffi, L. m. (w.) israelica) and L. pamphylica SCHMIDTLER, 1975; the latter being endemic and allopatric in Southern Central Anatolia. Probably these three species are equally related with each other, with the L. viridis-strigata-complex and possibly also with L. agilis. In Green Lizards generally the degree of specific differentiation is weil indicated by the degree of pholidotic differentiation. 2. In the intrapontic transversal valleys of Arav and Gök-rivers (West Pontus-Subregion) three species of Green Lizards prove to be ecological indicator-species of the three main vegetation-zones and herpetocoenoses: - Mediterranean-intrapontic vegetation-zone (Pinus halepensis; 300-600 m): L. m. me- dia and the reptiles Ophisops elegans, Coluber caspius, Mauremys caspica, Testudo graeca; the amphibians Bufo viridis, Hyla arborea, Rana ridibunda. - Supramediterranean-prepontic vegetation-zone (Pinus nigra; 600-1000 m): L. triline- ata galatiensis and the reptiles Lacerta parva, Podarcis muralis, Emys orbicularis, Testudo graeca and, additionally to the above mentioned amphibians: Rana macrocnemis. - Moderate-euxinic vegetation-zone (Pinus silvestris; 1000-1500 m): L. viridis paphla- gonica and the reptiles Lacerta cf. rudis, Podarcis muralis, Coronella austriaca; the amphibi- ans Triturus vittatus, Bufo bufo, Hyla arborea, Rana ridibunda and R. macrocnemis.