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F. P. Faraone

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First report of a wild hypomelanistic Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in Sicily (Italy)

2014

We report the first observation of a wild hypomelanistic Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) in Sicily (Italy)

Testudo hermanni hypomelanism Sicily Testudinates
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Primi dati sull’uso dell’habitat in una popolazione siciliana di Natrix natrix.

2013

First data about the habitat use in a population of Natrix natrix from Sicily. In the present paper the preliminary results of an investigation carried out on a Sicilian population of the grass snake (Natrix natrix) are reported. The leading aim of this study is to compare habitat use among three different classes of individuals (males, females, immatures), using as input the density of observations in four habitat types. Field studies were conducted beside a reservoir (“Lago di Scanzano”), located about 40 km from Palermo (western Sicily). Our results indicate spatial and temporal differences among groups. Young individuals were observed more frequently between April and May along wet mead…

Natrix natrix habitat use spatial segregation Sicily.
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The spreading of the invasive italian wall lizard on Vulcano, the last island inhabited by the critically endangered aeolian wall lizard

2018

[EN] The Aeolian Wall Lizard (Podarcis raffoneae) is an endemic species of the Aeolian Archipelago of Italy (Mediterranean Sea). Its distribution is limited to three islets and two relict populations on a relatively large island: Vulcano (a population on the summit of Gran Cratere volcano and another on Capo Grosso promontory). The critically endangered Aeolian Wall Lizard is threatened by the introduction of the Italian Wall Lizard (Podarcis siculus), which successfully competes and hybridizes with the endemic lizard. The invasive lizard is widespread on Vulcano, although the literature does not provide the exact distribution. Our first aim was updating the distribution of the Italian Wall…

Invasive speciesNarrow-endemic specieInvasive specieIntroduction gatewayPodarcis raffoneaePodarcis siculusPodarcis siculuEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicNarrow-endemic speciesSmall-range specieInvasion pathwayAnimal Science and ZoologyBiological invasionsBiological invasions; Introduction gateway; Invasion pathway; Invasive species; Narrow-endemic species; Podarcis raffoneae; Podarcis siculus; Small-range species; Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics; Animal Science and ZoologyBiological invasionSmall-range species
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Primi risultati di un progetto di restocking di Testuggine

2013

First results of a restocking project for Testudo hermanni in a protected area in northwestern Sicily. A restocking project was carried out in the Zingaro Natural Reserve in order to counteract the Sicilian population decrease of Testudo hermanni. 50 tortoises coming from regional wildlife rescue centers were released after an acclimatization period in a controlled fence. 11 tortoises have been provided with radio-transmitters to follow the dispersal process and to monitoring the project progress. The obtained results have permitted to assess the useful area for the dispersion during the first year from the release and have showed the successful integration of the rescued tortoises with the…

Settore BIO/05 - ZoologiaTestudo hermanni Sicily Restocking Radiotracking.
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First records of the brahminy blindsnake, indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803), in Italy (squamata: Typhlopidae)

2019

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Settore BIO/05 - Zoologia-
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