New record of a Dalmatolacerta oxycephala (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) population in the northern part of Montenegro
Abstract:
Two previously known northernmost localities of Sharp-snouted rock lizard in Montenegro were the entrance of the Komarnica Canyon (Nevidio), and the middle part of the Tara River Canyon (village Tepca). It was presumed that Komarnica and Piva canyons were once corridors for the spreading of this species from the Eastern Adriatic sub-Mediterranean area to the Tara River Canyon in the north. However, it had not been hitherto known if there were any other relict populations in the area. In the autumn of 2019 a localized population of D. oxycephala was discovered in the middle part of the Komarnica Canyon.
Keywords:
Komarnica river canyon; Sharp-snouted rock lizard; New locality; Refugium; South-eastern EuropeSource:
Herpetozoa, 2020, 33, 121-124Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200007 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković') (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200007)
- Evolution in Heterogeneous Environments: Adaptation Mechanisms, Biomonitoring and Conservation of Biodiversity (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173025)
DOI: 10.3897/herpetozoa.33.e51570
ISSN: 1013-4425
WoS: 000566805600015
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85093537863
URI
http://zoobank.org/8AA0C4B5-4F23-4A62-8CD7-FF523A0AD277https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3941