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Image 9 in 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

Image 9. Dorsolateral view of the lectotype Dasia halianus BMNH 1908.3.19.3.

opencc-by-4.0Aug 2011View details →

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Image 5 in 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

Image 5. The dorsal view of type specimen of Dasia subcaeruleum BMNH 1946[1].8.15.55 011.

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Image 7 in 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

Image 7. Lateral view of NMSL R.S.K. II.

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Data from: Lineage diversity within a widespread endemic Australian skink to better inform conservation in response to regional-scale disturbance

This dataset was used to examine the phylogeographic genetic structure of Eastern three lined skink Bassiana duperreyi. It comprises SNP data used for population genetics and phylogenetic reconstruction. The data were used to provide foundational work for the detailed taxonomic re-evaluation of this species complex and to reinforce the need for biodiversity assessment to include an examination of cryptic species and/or cryptic diversity below the level of species. Such information on lineage diversity within species and its distribution in the context of disturbance at a regional scale can be factored into conservation planning regardless of whether a decision is made to formally diagnose new species taxonomically and nomenclaturally.

opencc-zeroFeb 2024View details →

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Figure 3 in Records of Günther's gracile skink, Riopa guentheri (Peters, 1879) (Reptilia: Scincidae: Lygosominae) from Central India

Figure 3. Right side hemipenis of Riopa guentheri (ZSI-CZRC-V-6307i).

opencc-by-4.0Mar 2021View details →

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Data from: The first pre-Quaternary fossil record of the clade Mabuyidae with a comment on the enclosure of the Meckelian canal in skinks

We here describe the first Neogene record of the squamate clade Mabuyidae. Although this clade has a cosmopolitan distribution today, no pre-Quarternary fossil record of these reptiles has so far been documented. The material comes from the locality Solnechnodolsk (Russia) and is dated to the late Miocene (MN 13). Although it comprises only jaw elements, it constitutes the first evidence of the occurrence of fossil skinks around the area of the Black Sea. The material is identical to Heremites vittatus, showing the existence of this lineage as early as the late Miocene. Thus, it may be used as a potential calibration point for further studies. The comparative anatomy of the structures of lower jaw in selected scincomorph taxa with a special reference to Mabuya group is presented. The closure of the Meckelian canal is the condition at the basal node of the clade Sphenomorphidae + Eugongylidae + Egerniidae + Mabuyidea, whereas the closed canal in Acontias (Acontidae) evolved independently. However, Sphenomorphidae (Asymblepharus and Scincella) + Eugongylidae (Ablepharus) retain a large anterior opening of the Meckelian canal, whereas only a small opening characterizes the basal node of Egerniidae and Mabuyidae, except for H. vittatus and H. septemtaeniatus. The closure of the Meckelian canal in these two taxa is less well developed in comparison with other mabuyid skinks. Thus, a heterochronic pedomorphic process might have played a role in the evolution of these skinks. The Meckelian canal condition supports the monophyly of Heremites.

opencc-zeroSep 2019View details →

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Fig. 3 in A new species of swamp-dwelling skink (Tytthoscincus) from Singapore and Peninsular Malaysia

Fig. 3. Microhabitat of Tytthoscincus temasekensis sp. nov. in the Nee Soon Swamp, Singapore.

opencc-by-4.0Oct 2017View details →

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Dances with wolves: the demographic consequence of asymmetric competition and intraguild predation in a native-invasive skink system

1. Currently, we lack enough knowledge to fully explain how the impacts of species invasion on native communities are attributed to multifaceted, individual-based behavioral outcomes. 2. Here, we illustrate the long-term population dynamics of the native long-tailed sun skink (Eutropis longicaudata) before and after the invasion of the common sun skink (Eutropis multifasciata). We conducted diet investigation, morphological measurement, and a series of behavioral experiments both in the field and laboratory. We explained how the impacts of the invasive skink on the native skink can cascade towards the population level based on these individual-level behavioral data. 3. We present evidence of competition exclusion of the native skink population resulting from the invasion of the common sun skink. The drastic decline found in the native skink population was largely accounted for by low recruitment, as shown by the decrease in its clutch numbers correspondingly. 4. We also found dominance of the invasive skink in both exploitation competition and intraguild predation. Considering the highly overlapping morphological and dietary niches between the two species, our findings imply that the native skink has undergone strong food competition and predation pressure on its eggs and juveniles. 5. Interestingly, the native skink started to display parental care behavior two years after the invasion event, and its clutch survival rate has recovered since then. The shift in parental care behavior may help the native skink cope with this new predation pressure from the invasive skink. 6. Overall, the two competitive skinks showed low chances of coexisting. The negative population growth of this native skink species may be primarily derived from poor reproductive performance, given a sharp decline in its clutch numbers and its inferiority in exploitation competition, despite rebounding clutch survival rates.

opencc-zeroJan 2023View details →

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Activity of tjakura (great desert skinks) at burrows in relation to plant cover and predators

Increased predation where ground cover is reduced after severe wildfire is increasingly implicated as a factor causing decline of vulnerable prey populations. In arid central Australia, one species detrimentally affected by repeated wildfire is the great desert skink or tjakura (Liopholis kintorei), a distinctive lizard of the central Australian arid zone that constructs and inhabits multi-entranced communal burrows. We aimed to test whether tjakura or predator activity at burrow entrances varied with cover and how tjakura respond to predator presence. Using time-lapse photography, we monitored tjakura and predator activity at the largest entrance of 12 burrows ranging from high (>70 %) to low (<50 %) cover and at multiple entrances of two other burrows. Overall activity did not vary between burrows with high and low cover. Within burrow systems, tjakura were more active at sparsely vegetated entrances, often sitting wholly or partly inside the burrow. However, consistent between and within burrow systems, skinks spent proportionally more time fully outside where cover was higher. Predators – mostly native – were detected at most burrows, with no apparent relationship between predator activity and cover. Skinks also did not appear to modify their activity in response to predator visits. Our results indicate that tjakura may spend more time outside burrow entrances when cover is higher, but there was no direct evidence that this related to perceived or real predation risk. Differences in food availability, thermoregulatory opportunities, and opportunities for ambush foraging associated with differences in vegetation cover or composition are other factors likely to be important in determining the activity of tjakura at burrows. Our research demonstrates the usefulness of camera traps for behavioural studies of ectothermic burrowing animals. The complex relationships between tjakura activity and vegetation cover were thereby revealed, suggesting outcomes of fire-mediated habitat change on predator-prey interactions are not easily predictable.

opencc-zeroJul 2023View details →

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