scholarly journals Aggressive interactions between a sand lizard Lacerta agilis and a common wall lizard Podarcis muralis in England

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-29
Author(s):  
Ray Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Podarcis Muralis ◽  
Aggressive Interactions ◽  
Common Wall ◽  
Sand Lizard ◽  
Lacerta Agilis

scholarly journals Perpetuation of the Lyme Disease Spirochete Borrelia lusitaniae by Lizards

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 4627-4632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dania Richter ◽  
Franz-Rainer Matuschka
Keyword(s):  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Small Rodents ◽  
Podarcis Muralis ◽  
Central European ◽  
Borrelia Lusitaniae ◽  
Common Wall ◽  
Infected Adult ◽  
Questing Ticks ◽  
Lacerta Agilis ◽  
A Site

ABSTRACT To determine whether the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia lusitaniae is associated with lizards, we compared the prevalence and genospecies of spirochetes present in rodent- and lizard-associated ticks at a site where this spirochete frequently infects questing ticks. Whereas questing nymphal Ixodes ricinus ticks were infected mainly by Borrelia afzelii, one-half of the infected adult ticks harbored B. lusitaniae at our study site. Lyme disease spirochetes were more prevalent in sand lizards (Lacerta agilis) and common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) than in small rodents. Although subadult ticks feeding on rodents acquired mainly B. afzelii, subadult ticks feeding on lizards became infected by B. lusitaniae. Genetic analysis confirmed that the spirochetes isolated from ticks feeding on lizards are members of the B. lusitaniae genospecies and resemble type strain PotiB2. At our central European study site, lizards, which were previously considered zooprophylactic for the agent of Lyme disease, appear to perpetuate B. lusitaniae.

Application of DNA Barcoding in Taxonomy and Phylogeny: An Individual Case of COI Partial Gene Sequencing from Seven Animal Species

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 375-384
Author(s):  
M. Drohvalenko ◽  
A. Mykhailenko ◽  
M. Rekrotchuk ◽  
L. Shpak ◽  
V. Shuba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Trees ◽  
Far East ◽  
Individual Case ◽  
Ambystoma Mexicanum ◽  
Leaf Miner ◽  
Horse Chestnut ◽  
Natural Reserve ◽  
Rock Lizard ◽  
Sand Lizard ◽  
Lacerta Agilis

Abstract A part of the COI mitochondrial barcoding gene was sequenced from seven species of different taxonomical groups: Ambystoma mexicanum (Amphibia, Ambystomatidae), Darevskia lindholmi, Lacerta agilis exigua (Reptilia, Lacertidae), Erinaceus roumanicus (Mammalia, Erinaceidae), Macrobiotus sp. 1 and 2 (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) and Cameraria ohridella (Insecta, Gracillariidae). The sequences were compared with available sequences from databases and positioned on phylogenetic trees when the taxa had not yet been sequenced. The presence of Mexican axolotls in herpetoculture in Ukraine was confirmed. The partial COI genes of the Crimean rock lizard and an eastern sub-species of the sand lizard were sequenced. We demonstrated the presence of two tardigrade mitochondrial lineages of the Macrobiotus hufelandi group in the same sample from the Zeya Natural Reserve in the Far East: one was nearly identical to the Italian M. macrocalix, and the other one is similar to M. persimilis and M. vladimiri. We also confirmed the presence of the invasive haplotype “A” of the horse chestnut leaf miner in Ukraine, in line with the hypothesized route of invasion from Central Europe.

scholarly journals The possible origin of the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis (Laurenti, 1768) in Ukraine

Herpetozoa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 87-93
Author(s):  
Oleksandra Oskyrko ◽  
Hanna Laakkonen ◽  
Iolanda Silva-Rocha ◽  
Daniel Jablonski ◽  
Oleksiy Marushchak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Gene ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Danube River ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Native Population ◽  
Podarcis Muralis ◽  
Common Wall ◽  
The Common ◽  
Genetic Signal ◽  
Human Transport

The phylogenetic relationships and possible origin of a putative non-native population of Podarcis muralis in Ukraine were assessed based on sequences of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome b. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Ukrainian lizards belong to two distinct mitochondrial lineages (haplogroups), both occurring within the Central Balkan clade, which includes most of central and south-eastern European populations. From overall three detected Ukrainian haplotypes, one haplotype share same genetic signal with the hyplotype from the locality Bjala (Bulgaria), the other two are unique for Ukrainian population. Two of haplotypes correspond with haplogroup covering large geographic region of Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania. These results reinforce previous findings that the species has the ability to establish new populations out of its native range. While most introductions to Germany and Britain have been deliberate, it appears likely that human transport of goods via the Danube river of goods is responsible for the range expansion into Ukraine.

scholarly journals Materials on the ecology of background species of reptiles in the Tambov Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
Aleksey Vladimirovich Podolsky
Keyword(s):  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
State Nature Reserve ◽  
Sand Lizard ◽  
Field Season ◽  
Grass Snake ◽  
Lacerta Agilis ◽  
Study Sites

The paper presents data on the ecology of two common species of reptiles in the Tambov Region: the sand lizard, Lacerta agilis Linnaeus, 1758, and the common grass snake, Natrix natrix (Linnaeus, 1758). The material was collected in the Michurinsky, Pervomaysky, Tambovsky and Inzhavinsky (on the territory of the Voroninsky State Nature Reserve) Districts of the Tambov Region during the 2019 field season. Field observations and accounting for the numbers of animals on the routes were carried out in the most typical biotopes for the study sites: in pine forest, deciduous forest, in steppe areas affected to varying degrees by anthropogenic transformation, in floodplains of rivers and along the shores of lakes and artificial reservoirs. Information on the following aspects of the ecology of these reptile species in the region is presented and discussed: habitat distribution and numbers, seasonal and diurnal activity, phenology of reproduction and development and the influence of anthropogenic factors. All materials obtained as a result of our own research are compared with the data of the literature sources cited in the paper. On the basis of wide distribution in the region, relatively high numbers and trends to synanthropy it is stated that the state of the populations of the sand lizard and common grass snake in the region in the present conditions is safe and special measures for their protection are not required.

Predation on Common Wall Lizards: Survival Probabilities of Melanic Individuals

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 369-374
Author(s):  
Jenő J. Purger ◽  
Renáta Bocz
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rates ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Selective Predation ◽  
Podarcis Muralis ◽  
Habitat Features ◽  
Survival Probabilities ◽  
Common Wall ◽  
Plasticine Models ◽  
The City

For estimation of predation plasticine models of prey animals are often used, because the soft material preserves imprints left by predators. We assumed that melanic common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) disappear by selective predation faster than cryptic individuals and habitat features have important role in this process. We studied the survival probabilities of cryptic and melanic colored plasticine common wall lizard models in habitats with different background coloration on selected places near the city of Pécs (south Hungary), where melanic common wall lizards had been observed earlier. Contrary to our expectations the daily survival rates of melanic plasticine common wall lizards were somewhat higher in all three locations (sandstone quarry, stone wall, coal pit) than those of the cryptic ones, but these differences were not significant. Predators were mostly mammals, which left more marks on plasticine models than birds, but we could not show a preference of the body parts of prey. We concluded that rare occurrence of melanic common wall lizards in habitats near the city of Pécs is not due to predation pressure.

Lateralization in the escape behaviour of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)

2010 ◽  
Vol 207 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice Bonati ◽  
Davide Csermely ◽  
Pilar López ◽  
José Martín
Keyword(s):  
Escape Behaviour ◽  
Podarcis Muralis ◽  
Common Wall ◽  
The Common
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