Distribution and habitats of Schreiber's green lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) in Portugal

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 1998

Autores

brito, jc (Autor) Outra; paulo, os (Autor) Outra; crespo, eg (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: Herpetological Journal

Vol. 8

Páginas: 187-194

ISSN: 0268-0130

Editora: British Herpetological Society

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 11 Citações

Scopus - 10 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências exactas e naturais > Ciências biológicas

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-001-6ZX

Abstract (EN): We describe the habitats of the endemic Iberian lizard Lacerta schreiberi in Portugal and determine those habitat components that best explain the presence of the species. The geographic distribution of L. schreiberi in Portugal was also determined through extensive field surveys. The previously known distribution area was enlarged by 150% and new isolated populations were detected. The area occupied by the three previously known southern isolates was delimited and increased by 300%. The species is usually restricted to the margins of rivers and streams. Major habitat characteristics that correlate with the presence of the species are water velocity and quality, dominant species in the tree and shrub strata, streams surrounding the biotopes, and altitude. Nevertheless, the selection patterns that L. schreiberi seems to exhibit are only a consequence of its preference for the Atlantic climate. Consequently the presence of the species in a given watercourse seems to be more dependent on the climate of that region than on the intrinsic characteristics of that watercourse.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 8