Pori wall lizard
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Pori wall lizard ( Podarcis levendis ) male (Pori island / Greece) |
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Lymberakis , Poulakakis , Kaliontzopulou , Valakos , Mylonas , 2008 |
The Pori wall lizard ( Podarcis levendis ) is a species of lizard belonging to the genus of the wall lizard . The species name levendis refers to the seafarers in the eastern Mediterranean and means "brave man".
features
The Pori wall lizard is a large, strong and robust wall lizard. The head-torso length of the males averages 74 millimeters, that of the females 72 millimeters. Exact knowledge about drawing patterns and coloring is not yet available.
Occurrence
The species is only known from the two islands of Pori and Lagouvardos . These are located in the Strait of Kythira between the Greek islands of Kythira and Andikythira . The relic species Podarcis levendis has lived in isolation from other populations for about 5 million years.
Way of life
So far there is no information about the way of life.
Hazard and protection
Due to its small and isolated occurrence, the species is classified as endangered (VU - Vulnerable ) in the international and national Red List .
supporting documents
- Petros Lymberakis, Nikos Poulakakis, Antigoni Kaliontzopulou, Efstratios Valakos, Moysis Mylonas: Two new species of Podarcis (Squamata; Lacertidae) from Greece. In: Systematics and Biodiversity. Vol. 6, No. 3, 2008, pp. 307-318, doi : 10.1017 / S1477200008002727 , digital version (PDF; 1.11 MB) .
- Dieter Glandt : Pocket dictionary of amphibians and reptiles in Europe. All types from the Canary Islands to the Urals. Quelle & Meyer, Wiebelsheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-494-01470-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Podarcis levendis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2010. Posted by Petros Lymberakis., 2008
- ↑ Α. Λεγάκις, Π. Μαραγκού: Το Κόκκινο Βιβλίο των Απειλούμενων Ζώων της Ελλάδας (Greece's Red List of Endangered Animals) . Ed .: Ελληνική Ζωολογική Εταιρεία - Greek Zoological Society, Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος, Ενέργειας και Κλιγ.ΕΕτικής ΑΚλ.αΠς ΑΚΑλΑγής - Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change. Athens 2009, ISBN 978-960-85298-8-5 , chapter: Ερπετά (reptiles), p. 199 f .