A serological comparison of the populations of the<i>Lacerta laevis</i>complex in northern Cyprus and southern Turkey

Tosunoğlu, Murat; Göçmen, Bayram; Taşkavak, Ertan; Budak, Abidin

doi:10.1080/09397140.1999.10637800

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“…Remarks. Recent studies show considerable diversity within Phoenicolacerta, in morphology, karyotypes and DNA sequences (Schmidtler & Bischoff 1999;Tosunoglu et al 1999;Beyerlein & Mayer 1999;In den Bosch et al 2003). Archaeolacerta Mertens, 1921 (partim); Mertens & Müller, 1940.…”

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Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera

Arnold

Arribas²,

Carranza

2007

Zootaxa

318

340

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DNA sequence indicates the Lacertidae contain two subfamilies, Gallotiinae and Lacertinae, the latter comprising two monophyletic tribes, the Eremiadini of Africa and arid southwest and central Asia, and the Lacertini of Europe, northwest Africa and southwest and east Asia. Relationships within the 108 species of Lacertini are explored using mtDNA (291 bp cytochrome b; 329 bp 12S rRNA for 59 nominal species, and reanalysis of the data of Harris et al. 1998, and Fu 2000). The morphology of the tribe is reviewed and 64 of its characters (equivalent to 83 binary ones) also used to assess relationships. The Lacertini are assigned to 19 monophyletic units of 1 to 27 species, recognised here as the following genera (contents are indicated in brackets): Algyroides, Anatololacerta gen. nov. (L. danfordi group), Apathya (L. cappadocica group), Archaeolacerta (L. bedriagae), Dalmatolacerta gen. nov. (L. oxycephala), Darevskia (L. saxicola group), Dinarolacerta gen. nov. (L. mosorensis), Hellenolacerta gen. nov. (L. graeca), Iberolacerta (L. monticola group), Iranolacerta gen. nov. (L. brandtii and L. zagrosica), Lacerta s. str. (sand and green lizards, L. agilis group), Parvilacerta gen. nov. (L. parva and L. fraasii), Phoenicolacerta gen. nov. (L. laevis group), Podarcis (wall lizards), Scelarcis (L. perspicillata), Takydromus (Asian grass lizards), Teira (L. dugesii), Timon (ocellated lizards, L. lepida group) and Zootoca (L. vivipara). Both mtDNA and morphology indicate that Lacerta and Timon are sister taxa, and DNA suggests further possible relationships among genera (Fig. 1, p. 6). Neither DNA nor morphology indicates that the archaeolacertas (sometimes formalised as Archaeolacerta sens. lat.) form a clade. Instead, they are representatives of an ecomorph associated with living on rock exposures and using the narrow crevices that these contain. The Lacertidae probably arose in the European area, with the Gallotiinae later reaching Northwest Africa and the Canary Islands, and the ancestor of the Eremiadini invading Africa in the mid-Miocene. The Lacertini spread through much of their present European range and diversified, perhaps largely by repeated vicariance, around 12–16 My ago, producing the ancestors of the present mainly small-bodied genera, which then underwent often modest speciation. Three units spread more widely: the Lacerta-Timon clade of large-bodied lizards probably dispersed earliest, followed by Algyroides and then Podarcis. Overall, European Lacertidae show a pattern of repeated spread, often accompanied by restriction of previous groups. Expansion of Lacertini may have displaced earlier lacertid lineages from all or much of Europe; while spread of Podarcis may have restricted many other genera of Lacertini. The earlier expansion of the Lacerta-Timon clade probably did not have this effect, as difference in adult body size restricted competitive interaction with other forms. Several invasions of more distant areas also occurred: of East Asia by Takydromus over 10 My ago, and more recently of northwest Africa by Podarcis, Scelarcis and Timon, and Madeira by Teira. Relationships within the Eremiadini estimated from both mtDNA, and nDNA differ considerably from those based on morphology. They indicate relatively mesic forms may have diversified widely across Africa and given rise to at least three independent invasions of arid habitats. MtDNA also indicates that Lacerta andreanskyi belongs in the Eremiadini and may occupy a basal position there. It is assigned to a further new genus, Atlantolacerta gen. nov.

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Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera

Arnold

Arribas²,

Carranza

2007

Zootaxa

318

340

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“…They stated that the Mersin and Hatay populations showed no differences with which to evaluate different taxa. Until 2008, P. laevis had a continuous distribution in southern Turkey, including the provinces of Hatay, Adana, Mersin, and Kahramanmaraş (Budak, 1976; Baran and Atatür, 1998;Bischoff and Schmidtler, 1999;Tosunoğlu et al, 1999;Uğurtaş et al, 2000). Several recent works (Troidl and Troidl, 2008;Bruekers, 2010;Troidl and Troidl, 2011;Karış and Göçmen, 2014) documented the species' presence along the southern and western Turkish coast reaching Özdere, İzmir, to the west, extending the species' distribution by more than 650 km.…”

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A new locality record for Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)(Squamata: Lacertidae) in western Anatolia

Ilgaz¹,

Kumlutaş²,

Candan³

2016

Turk J Zool

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Arnold et al. (2007) conducted comprehensive molecular and morphological analysis on the subfamily Lacertinae and described 7 new genera. Four species (Lacerta laevis, L. kulzeri, L. cyanisparsa, and L. troodica) formerly considered as part of the genus Lacerta were elevated to a distinct genus by Arnold et al. (2007) as Phoenicolacerta. The first report of the occurrence of P. laevis in Turkey was from the Taurus Mountains (Werner, 1899). Later on, the occurrence of the species from other localities in Turkey was confirmed by Venzmer (1918, 1922), Bird (1936), Bodenheimer (1944), and Mertens (1952). Budak (1976) examined the morphology of P. laevis populations of Anatolia and concluded that they belonged to the nominal subspecies. Budak and Göçmen (1995) compared individuals from the Beşparmak Mountains in Cyprus with populations from Anatolia based on morphological characters and stated that the Anatolian populations could be distinguished from Cypriot ones in having small gular scales with higher numbers, subocular band extending below the temporal band, and an orange-red-colored site being present in the lower part of this region. Bischoff and Franzen (1993) and Bischoff and Schmidtler (1999) supported that P. laevis from Mersin differed in color patterns from P. laevis from Hatay. Tosunoğlu et al. (2001)

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“…There have been various studies on various parts of P. laevis life in literature: e.g. systematics, arnold et al, 2007;phylogeny and phylogeography, tamar et al, 2015;distribution, Karış & Göçmen, 2014;ılGaz et al, 2016;morphology and serology, BudaK, 1976;BudaK & Göçmen, 1995;Tosunoğlu et al, 1999;Tosunoğlu et al, 2001, lifehistory characteristics Hraouı-BloqueT, 1987Hraouı-BloqueT & BloqueT, 1988;Volynchık, 2014, but there has been no data available on age structure es pecially when assessed via skeletochronology.…”

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Comparison of the body size and age structure of Lebanon lizard, Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838) at different altitudes in Turkey

Üzüm¹,

Ilgaz²,

Avcı³

et al. 2018

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In this study, comparison of a life history traits (e.g. body size, age at maturity, longevity) of two populations of Phoenicolacerta laevis from different altitudes is being carried out (Anamur, 22 m a.s.l.; Andırın, 1.083 m a.s.l.) for the first time. We applied phalangeal skeletochronology to obtain the age of juveniles and adults. Age was determined by counting the lines of arrested growth (LAGs) in cross-sections. Males in both populations were the larger of the two sexes and a male biased sexual dimorphism was determined for both populations. Body size (SVL) was similar in both sexes and populations. Age of maturity was calculated to be 3 years of age for males and females in both populations. The average age of males and females was calculated as 6.62 ± 0.37 (Mean±SE) and 6.11 ± 0.26 years in Anamur, and 6.15 ± 0.51 and 5.26 ± 0.24 years in Andırın. There was statistically significant variation between sexes, but no significant difference in populations was found in relation to age. For both populations, a significant positive correlation was found between age and SVL in males and females.

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A serological comparison of the populations of theLacerta laeviscomplex in northern Cyprus and southern Turkey

Cited by 7 publications

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Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera

Systematics of the Palaearctic and Oriental lizard tribe Lacertini (Squamata: Lacertidae: Lacertinae), with descriptions of eight new genera

A new locality record for Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)(Squamata: Lacertidae) in western Anatolia

Comparison of the body size and age structure of Lebanon lizard, Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838) at different altitudes in Turkey

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