Milos wall lizard
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Milos wall lizard ( Podarcis milensis ) |
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The Milos wall lizard ( Podarcis milensis ) counts within the family of Real lizards (Lacertidae) to the genus of wall lizards ( Podarcis ). The species was scientifically described in 1882 by the Russian herpetologist Jacques von Bedriaga .
features
The Milos wall lizard reaches a body length of up to 20 centimeters. The body is built very slim and the flat head is only slightly separated from the neck. The scales are smooth. In the adult stage, the species shows a clear sexual dimorphism . In the females, the youthful drawing with light vertical stripes on a dark background is largely retained. In contrast, the drawing changes completely in adult males. A contrasting pattern of spots is striking. The throat and partly the ventral side are colored intensely black. The ventral side is irregularly lightly spotted. Bright bruises are often found on the armpits and on the lower part of the flanks.
Way of life
The species mainly feeds on ants , beetles and insect larvae. Podarcis milensis reproduces through oviparity (laying eggs). After mating, the female creates a clutch of up to three eggs.
Systematics
The species belongs to the family of the Taurian lizard ( Podarcis taurica ) and is most closely related to the Skyros wall lizard ( Podarcis gaigeae ).
The Reptile Database currently lists three subspecies of the Milos wall lizard:
- Podarcis milensis adolfjordansi ( Buchholz , 1962) on the largest eastern island of the Ananes
- Podarcis milensis gerakuniae ( Müller , 1938) on Falkonera and Velopoula
- Podarcis milensis milensis ( Bedriaga , 1882)
distribution
The range of the Milos wall lizard is relatively small. It is limited in the Aegean to the southwestern Cycladic islands of Milos , Andimilos , Kimolos , Polyegos , Agios Efstathios and the Ananes and in the Myrtoian Sea to Falkonera and Velopoula . All islands are of volcanic origin.
Hazard and protection
The International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN) classifies the population of the Milos wall lizard as endangered.
literature
- Efstratios D. Valakos, Chloe Admopoulou, Panagiota Maragou, Moysis Mylonas: The food of Podarcis milensis and Podarcis erhardii in the insular ecosystem of the Aegean. In: Wolfgang Böhme , Wolfgang Bischoff, Thomas Ziegler (eds.): Herpetologia Bonnensis. Proceedings of the 8th Ordinary General Meeting of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica. 23-27 August 1995, Bonn. Societas Europaea Herpetologica, Bonn 1997, ISBN 3-00-001808-5 , pp. 373-381.
Web links
- Amphibians and Reptiles of Europe, Podarcis milensis illustrations
- Podarcis milensis in The Reptile Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Werner Mayer, Franz Tiedemann: Electrophoretic investigations on European species of the genera Lacerta and Podarcis: The Podarcis forms of the Greek islands of Milos and Skiros. In: Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. Vol. 18, No. 2, 1980, pp. 147-152, doi : 10.1111 / j.1439-0469.1980.tb00735.x .
- ↑ The Reptile Database: Podarcis milensis ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ IUCN Red List: Podarcis milensis
