Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)

The tongue shape and its epidermal structure was examined in a stock of palearctic and paleotropical lizards from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and south eastern Asia. The results of this preliminary report clearly point out the systematic importance of this morphological feature in providing val...

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Autores principales: Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María, Böhme, Wolfgang, Corti, Claudia, Albano Barragan, Mario
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1996
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Zoología
lacertid lizards
tongue morphology
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/88409
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topic Zoología
lacertid lizards
tongue morphology
spellingShingle Zoología
lacertid lizards
tongue morphology
Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
Böhme, Wolfgang
Corti, Claudia
Albano Barragan, Mario
Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
topic_facet Zoología
lacertid lizards
tongue morphology
description The tongue shape and its epidermal structure was examined in a stock of palearctic and paleotropical lizards from Europe, Africa, the Middle East and south eastern Asia. The results of this preliminary report clearly point out the systematic importance of this morphological feature in providing valuable generic and specific characters. The fundamental pattern described for the genera <i>Podarcis, Lacerta</i> sensu stricto and <i>Gallotia</i>, e. g., is very distinctive despite several features in common, likely due to ancient phyletic relationships. A number of similar morphological trends stress the reciprocal affinities between <i>Lacerta (Archaeolacerta)</i> and the widely spread genus <i>Podarcis</i> which is still undergoing speciation. Another case is the minor but significant affinities linking the genera <i>Lacerta</i> sensu stricto and <i>Gallotia</i>, the latter also undergoing more complicated speciation due to its insular isolation. The interspecific differences in the taxa belonging to the so-called “species groups” such as <i>Podarcis</i>, are scanty or insignificant. Instead there are striking differences in the generic patterns of the tongue morphology in Afro-Asian lacertid lizards. However, a similar pattern was found in the African genera <i>Adolfus</i> and <i>Holaspis</i> or Centromastix (= <i>Gastropholis</i> according to Arnold, 1989) and <i>Ichnotropis</i>.
format Articulo
Articulo
author Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
Böhme, Wolfgang
Corti, Claudia
Albano Barragan, Mario
author_facet Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
Böhme, Wolfgang
Corti, Claudia
Albano Barragan, Mario
author_sort Cei, José Miguel Alfredo María
title Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
title_short Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
title_full Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
title_fullStr Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
title_full_unstemmed Notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (Reptilia: Lacertidae)
title_sort notes on the systematic value of the tongue morphology in different genera and species groups of lacertid lizards (reptilia: lacertidae)
publishDate 1996
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/88409
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