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Volume 2021: 5 articles
Mamin, A. & A. Le Bail (2021) -
Gallotia stehlini is an endemic lizard of Lacertidae from Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. This lizard is omnivorous with a large range of food. As omnivorous lizards, it is commonly admitted that G. stehlini is more herbivorous than carnivorous, with very few data about active hunting on other animals than lizards and arthropods. Here we share what we think is the first record of active hunting on an adult rodent (Mus musculus) by Gallotia stehlini in the wild.
Auer, M., F.A. Khudhur, T. Panner & F. Zönnchen (2021) -
The article describes observations on distribution, population density and social behavior of Timon kurdistanicus in Turkey, Iran and Iraq. The discovery of two different colour morphs in male T. kurdistanicus is noteworthy.
Troidl, S. & A. Troidl (2021) -
With this photo documentation we give a herpetological insight into three vacation trips to the Greek islands of Paros and Antiparos in the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. The focus of our interest was the search for further occurrences of the Aegean wall lizard (Podarcis erhardii naxensis) and the scarce and very shy Cycladic Green Lizard (Lacerta citrovittata). During our excursions, we always had an eye for the accompanying herpetofauna and nature in general, which allows us to introduce some more interesting species in this article.
Deichsel, G. & A. Mangold (2021) -
Mamin, A. & C. Rodriguez (2021) -
Gallotia is an endemic genus of Lacertidae from the Canary Islands. This genus is known to be omnivorous. It displays an opportunistic feeding behaviour and feeds on a wide variety of food with an important part made of plant matters, including stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. Its diet includes arthropods, other lizards, various animal carrions and even human leftover food too. Two species among the genus Gallotia have been reported to practice coprophagy. Here, the authors share personal observations of this behaviour in three other species of the same genus.
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