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Lacerta agilis and Zootoca vivipara Lizards Infested with Ixodes ricinus Ticks Preferentially Maintain the Circulation of Borrelia lusitaniae and B. burgdorferi Sensu Stricto in Poland [PDF]

Animals
This study was conducted to assess the involvement of two lizard species: the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis) and the common lizard (Zootoca vivipara), and their Ixodes ricinus ticks, in the circulation spirochetes of the Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.
Magdalena Wieczorek, Renata Grochowalska, Bartłomiej Najbar, Bożena Sikora, Jerzy Michalik   +4 more
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XI International Symposium on the Mediterranean Lacertid Lizards

Acta Herpetologica, 2022
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Marco Mangiacotti, Pietro Lo Cascio, Claudia Corti, Marta Biaggini, Miguel Angel Carretero, Petros Lymberakis   +5 more
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Investigation of Parasitic Infection in Crocodile Lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) Using High-Throughput Sequencing

Animals, 2022
The highly endangered crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) continues to be impacted by disease, especially in captive breeding populations. In this paper, based on high-throughput sequencing, we investigated parasitic infections in captive and ...
Yongru Zeng, Yi Xiong, Chunsheng Yang, Nan He, Jiasong He, Wenxian Luo, Yaohuan Chen, Xiaochen Zeng, Zhengjun Wu   +8 more
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Identification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa From the Skin Ulcer Disease of Crocodile Lizards (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) and Probiotics as the Control Measure

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) is an endangered ancient reptile species. Captive breeding is an important conservation measure for the potential restoration and recovery of their wild populations.
Yi Xiong, Yi Xiong, Qiong Wu, Qiong Wu, Xudong Qin, Chengsheng Yang, Shuyi Luo, Jiasong He, Qingzhen Cheng, Qingzhen Cheng, Zhengjun Wu, Zhengjun Wu   +11 more
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Detection of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Lizards (Agama agama) trapped in and around Commercial Poultry Pens in Gombe State, Nigeria [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2020
BACKGROUND: Agama agama lizards are the most populous species of lizard in developing countries of African including Nigeria. These lizards are insectivores; they feed on insects and other arthropods, which may predispose them to different ...
Jallailudeen Lawal, Kingsley Ezema, Abdullahi Biu, Shuaibu Adamu   +3 more
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Egernia lizards [PDF]

Current Biology, 2015
While et al's quick guide to Egernia lizards, a group of social lizards from Austalasia.
While, Geoffrey M., Chapple, David G., Gardner, Michael G., Uller, Tobias, Whiting, Martin J.   +4 more
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Camouflage versus running performance as strategies against predation in a lizard inhabiting different habitats

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Running speed and camouflage are associated with the foraging and anti‐predator abilities of animals. The toad‐headed lizard, Phrynocephalus versicolor, has evolved a darker dorsal color in melanistic habitats and maintained a lighter color in adjacent ...
Lixia Wan, Zhenxia Liu, Tao Wang, Minglu Yang, Jiasheng Li, Hui Sun, Chenkai Niu, Wei Zhao, Yuanting Jin   +8 more
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Artificial Water Point for Livestock Influences Spatial Ecology of a Native Lizard Species. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
Pastoralism is a major agricultural activity in drier environments, and can directly and indirectly impact native species in those areas. We investigated how the supply of an artificial watering point to support grazing livestock affected movement and ...
Stephan T Leu, C Michael Bull
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Wintertime tales: How the lizard Liolaemus lineomaculatus endures the temperate cold climate of Patagonia, Argentina

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022
In temperate, polar and montane environments, ectotherms must find ways to endure throughout the coldest months of the year. Lizards search for microsites where temperatures remain warm or alter their biochemical balance to tolerate freezing or avoid it ...
NICOLÁS R. CECCHETTO, SUSANA M. MEDINA, FLORENCIA BAUDINO, NORA R. IBARGÜENGOYTÍA   +3 more
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Parasitic infection patterns in Coleodactylus meridionalis (Squamata: Sphaerodactylidae) from Atlantic Forest fragments, northeast of the Neotropical Region

Helminthologia, 2021
Studies that seek to understand which factors influence the patterns of infection in the lizard Coleodactylus meridionalis are non-existent. In this way, we recorded the infection rates for these lizards from three different sized fragments of the ...
Teixeira A. A. M., Sampaio N. K. S., Araujo-Filho J. A., Teles D. A., Almeida W. O., Mesquita D. O., Brito S. V.   +6 more
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